yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
甲

甲 jiǎ

“armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese gaap3. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Potassium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
甲 jiǎ
=
钾 jiǎ · K 19

Transliterates syllable 1 of ka·lium: kalium → jiǎ.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.