一如既往 (yī rú jì wǎng)

Character breakdown

• 一 (yī) · 1 strokes

  A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

• 如 (rú) · 6 strokes

  Depicts a woman (女) obeying spoken (口) orders. Based on the original meaning "obey". The meaning later shifted to "be similar" and "like". 女 also serves as a sound component.

• 既 (jì) · 9 strokes

  Depicts a person, who is full, turning away (旡) from a container of food (皀). Based on the original meaning "finish eating". The meaning later shifted to "complete" and "already".

• 往 (wǎng) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 彳 and 止 represent the meaning, and 王 represents the sound.

Usage

他一如既往地支持我的工作。

just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always

tā yì rú jì wǎng dì zhī chí wǒ de gōng zuò 。