lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; t
掩 · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 奄 represents the sound.
耳 · 6 strokes
Pictograph of an ear.
盗 · 11 strokes
Simplified form of 盜. Depicts a gluttonous person drooling (㳄) for food inside of a dish (皿). The meaning later shifted to "steal", "rob", and "bandit".
铃 · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈴.
你这样做简直是掩耳盗铃，骗不了别人。
Doing this is simply burying your head in the sand; you can't fool others.