結垢
jié​gòu

to form scale

  • created sense approved 结垢/結垢 · jié​gòu · to form scale — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    结垢 / 結垢

    jié​gòu

    to form scale

    to form a hard mineral crust on the inside of a boiler, kettle, or pipe caused by the buildup of calcium and magnesium deposits; scaling; encrustation

    结, 垢

    结 (literal) → 结/結 · jié · to form 垢 (literal) → 垢 · gòu · dirt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense