围魏救赵

围魏救赵圍魏救趙 wéi Wèi jiù Zhào ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6

lit. to besiege 魏 Wèi ㄨㄟˋ and rescue 赵 (趙) Zhào ㄓㄠˋ (idiom)
fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 围 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

围 radical 囗 = 囗韦
魏 radical 鬼 = 委鬼
救 radical 攵 = 求攵
赵 radical 走 = 走乂