地壳 Traditional form: 地殼 Pinyin (reading): dìqiào Definitions: the Earth's crust Characters: 地 - earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb 壳 - casing, husk, shell Traditional characters: 地 - earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb 殼 - casing, husk, shell