一技之长 (yī jì zhī cháng)

Character breakdown

• 一 (yī) · 1 strokes

  A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

• 技 (jì) · 7 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound.

• 之 (zhī) · 3 strokes

  Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an area. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 长 (cháng) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of an old person with long hair using a cane to walk. The simplified character 长 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 長.

Usage

每个人都应该有一技之长。

proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)

měi gè rén dōu yīng gāi yǒu yī jì zhī cháng 。