硅

Glyph origin 1
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Etymology
An  ; pronunciation from its phonetic part  (ibid.), in turn from. The usage of is dated in Mainland China as it is homophonous to  "selenium" and  "tin". In Taiwan, these three words are not homophonous.

1933 work 化學命名原則 says:

Definitions

 * 1)   silicon

Readings
As variant kanji of :

As variant kanji of :

From native roots:

Han character

 * 1) pebble