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

掩 character breakdown

掩
- 奄
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 电
    - 乚
    - 曰
      - 一
      - 囗
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

奄

yǎn = y + an3

surname Yan

奄

ya̅n = y + an1

variant of 閹|阉[yan1] / to castrate / variant of 淹[yan1] / to delay

奄

yǎn = y + an3

suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround

奄 = 大 + 电 : Mnemonic symbol: 奄列, omelet.

奄 = 大 + 电 : Maud Younger (y) has the robot (大) prepare an omelet (奄) for her inside the anthill (an3). The robot makes the omelet using a charger (电). Maud doesn't pay too much attention, and suddenly (奄) the omelet (奄) is done.

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.