暗渡陈仓

暗渡陈仓暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1

lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 Wèi Hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 (劉邦) Liú Bāng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄤ in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 (項羽) Xiàng Yǔ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˇ of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 暗 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

暗 radical 日 = 日音
渡 radical 氵 = 氵度
陈 radical 阝 = 阝东
仓 radical 人 = 人㔾