yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

mén

“gate, door, entrance, opening”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese mun4. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Mendelevium

metal → solid metal
+
mén
=
mén · Md 101

Transliterates syllable 1 of men·de·le·vium: mendeleviummén.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.