yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

shì

“market, fair; city, town; trade”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese si5. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Cerium

metal → solid metal
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shì
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shì · Ce 58

Transliterates syllable 1 of ce·rium: ceriumshì.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.