yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

yóu

“cause, reason; from”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese jau4. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Uranium

metal → solid metal
+
yóu
=
yóu · U 92

Transliterates syllable 1 of u·ra·nium: uraniumyóu.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.