2073. These characters seem elementary! Why? 白+金 鐵 水+銀 鉛 沃


白+金  HAKU, BYAKU, shiro(i), shira - white / KIN, kane - gold

鐵  TETSU, TECHI, kane, kurogane - iron 

水+銀  SUI, mizu  - water / GIN - silver

鉛  EN, namari - lead

沃+素  YOU, soso(gu) -  pour / SO, SU - element, naked, simple

They all represent chemical elements.  

白金  HAKKIN - platinum

鐵  TETSU, TECHI, kane, kurogane - ironTETSU, TECHI, kane, kurogane - iron

水銀  SUIGIN - mercury

鉛  EN, namari - lead

沃素  YOUSO - iodine