yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

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

metal → solid metal
+
jiǎ
=
jiǎ · K 19

Transliterates syllable 1 of ka·lium: kaliumjiǎ.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.