掩耳

掩

yǎn

耳

ěr

to refuse to listen

Characters and words in 掩耳

掩

yǎn = y + an3

to cover up / to close / to surprise

掩 = 奄 + 扌 : Maud Younger (y) builds a bunker (掩) for cover (掩) inside of the anthill (an3). The bunker consists solely of omelets (奄) which Maud stacks to high and thick walls using a toy claw (扌).

掩

yǎn = y + an3

to cover up; to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack

耳

ěr = Ø + Ø3

ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

It ist what it looks like: an ear.