yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

“bureau, office; circumstance”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese guk6. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Curium

metal → solid metal
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· Cm 96

Transliterates syllable 1 of cu·rium: curium.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.