一举两得 (yī jǔ liǎng dé)

Character breakdown

• 一 (yī) · 1 strokes

  A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

• 举 (jǔ) · 9 strokes

  Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.

• 两 (liǎng) · 7 strokes

  Simplified form of 兩. Combination of two 丙 characters. 丙 also represents the sound.

• 得 (dé) · 11 strokes

  Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". Originally written as 㝵. The 彳 (movement) component was added later.

Usage

坐地铁上班既省钱又环保，一举两得。

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

zuò dì tiě shàng bān jì shěng qián yòu huán bǎo ， yī jǔ liǎng dé 。