yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
鲁

鲁 lǔ

“foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar”

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

Carries Lutetium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
鲁 lǔ
=
镥 lǔ · Lu 71

Transliterates syllable 1 of lu·te·tium: lutetium → lǔ.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.