yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
杜

杜 dù

“stop, prevent; restrict; surname”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese dou6. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Dubnium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
杜 dù
=
dù · Db 105

Transliterates syllable 1 of dub·nium: dubnium → dù.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.