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CHINESE CHARACTER

pèi

配

配

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mix

Numbered pinyin
pei4
English meanings
match, find sth. to fit/replace sth. else, deserve, be worthy of, be qualified, compound, mix

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 酉; right 己.

  • Left

    酉
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    • First part

      兀
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    • Second part

      日
  • Right

    己

Meaning & sound clues

酉 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wine”.

己 is identified as the sound component (jǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 配.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰酉己

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    hóng红pèi配lǜ绿。

    Red with green.

  2. 02

    zhèxiē这些hěn很pèi配。

    These match well.

  3. 03

    pèi配yī一bǎ把yàoshi钥匙。

    Make a spare key.

  4. 04

    pèi配cài菜。

    Side dishes.

  5. 05

    tā他pèi配de得shàng上zhè这fèn份gōngzuò工作。

    He deserves this job.

  6. 06

    yánsè颜色hěn很pèi配。

    The colors match.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 分配
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  • 支配
  • 配件
  • 配偶
  • 配合
  • 配备
  • 配套
  • 配置
  • 配送
  • 配音