yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

lǎo

“old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese lou5. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Rhodium

metal → solid metal
+
lǎo
=
lǎo · Rh 45

Transliterates syllable 1 of rho·dium: rhodiumlǎo.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.