项庄舞剑

项庄舞剑項莊舞劍 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (劉邦) Liú Bāng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄤ (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴 (鴻門宴) Hóng mén yàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ in 206 BC)
fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 项 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

项 radical 页 = 工页
庄 radical 广 = 广土
舞 radical 舛 = 無舛
剑 radical 刂 = 佥刂