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配

to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #694 U+914D

How 配 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 (semantic, “wine”) + 己 (phonetic, jǐ)

components: 酉 己

How to remember it

distribute · Heisig RSH #1127

whiskey bottle + snake

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 己

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 己 (jǐ) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
己 sound component jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
起 qǐ to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
纪 jì discipline, age; period, era; record, annal
忌 jì jealous, envious; to fear; to shun
杞 qǐ willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
岂 qǐ what; how
芑 qǐ white millet
圮 pǐ destroyed, ruined; to injure; to subvert
屺 qǐ a grassy knoll; a barren knoll

Words containing 配

WordPinyinMeaning
德不配位 dé bù pèi wèi one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status
相配人 xiāng pèi rén match (couple); persons well suited for each other
配电器 pèi diàn qì distributor (automobile)
分配器 fēn pèi qì dispenser (for consumables such as liquid soap); splitter (for cable TV signal etc)
相配物 xiāng pèi wù thing that is well suited; pet animal that suits its owner
配方法 pèi fāng fǎ completing the square (method of solving quadratic equation, math.)
配对儿 pèi duì r matched pair
业配文 yè pèi wén (Tw) advertorial
同型配子 tóng xíng pèi zǐ isogamete
配子 pèi zǐ gamete
配有 pèi yǒu to be equipped with; to come with (sth)
配镜人员 pèi jìng rén yuán optician
分配 fēn pèi to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
配体 pèi tǐ ligand
发配 fā pèi to send away to serve a penal sentence
配发 pèi fā to issue; to distribute; to publish along with
装配线 zhuāng pèi xiàn assembly line; production line
配文 pèi wén accompanying text (for an image, video, link etc); caption
配合 pèi hé matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport;…
配接卡 pèi jiē kǎ adapter (device)