yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
开

开 kāi

“open; initiate, begin, start”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese hoi1. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Californium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
开 kāi
=
锎 kāi · Cf 98

Transliterates syllable 1 of ca·li·for·nium: californium → kāi.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.