yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

shēn

“to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese san1. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Arsenic

stone → solid non-metal
+
shēn
=
shēn · As 33

Transliterates syllable 2 of ar·se·nic: arsenicshēn.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.