地壳

地

dì

壳

殼

qiào

the Earth's crust

Characters and words in 地壳

地

de = d + e5

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

地

dì = di + Ø4

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.

壳

殼

qiào = qi + ao4

shell / carapace / crust (earth's crust etc) / also pr. [ke2]

壳 = 冗 + 士 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is dating the bachelor (士) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). The bachelor tries to impress the Queen of Hearts and inhaled a lot of helium (冗), but instead of sounding funny he is just squealing so much that the Queen of Hearts hides under her carapace (壳).