U+9564 "镤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9564 "镤" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character belonging to the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideographs block, representing the simplified Chinese form of the character for the chemical element protactinium (Pa). In traditional Chinese, this element is written as "鏷" (U+93F7), and "镤" serves as its simplified counterpart, primarily used in modern contexts such as scientific literature and official documents within Mainland China. The character itself combines a metal radical (钅, simplified form of 金) on the left, indicating its association with metals or metalloids, with a phonetic component on the right that approximates the pronunciation "pu" in Mandarin. As a relatively specialized character, it is not commonly encountered outside of chemistry or nuclear physics discussions, where protactinium, a rare and radioactive actinide element, is referenced.