U+948D "钍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+948D "钍" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used in modern written Chinese, where it represents the element thorium on the periodic table. This character is composed of the radical for metal or gold on the left side, indicating its association with metallic substances, and a phonetic component on the right that suggests its pronunciation, which is "tǔ" in Mandarin. In chemical contexts, it specifically refers to the radioactive metallic element with atomic number 90, often utilized in specialized alloys and nuclear applications, though it is also found in general vocabulary for its phonetic and semantic properties.