水碱 shuǐjiǎn limescale Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion碱 鹼 jiǎn base; alkali (chemistry) a substance that can react with an acid to form a salt, such as a compound that releases hydroxide ions in water, accepts protons, or donates electron pairs