yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

niè

“law, rule; door post”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese jit6. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Nickel

metal → solid metal
+
niè
=
niè · Ni 28

Transliterates syllable 1 of nic·kel: nickelniè.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.