pèi

to join

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

wine jar (酉) + sound (己) = to mix and match

酉 is the wine jar radical, evoking the careful blending and measuring of liquids. 己 mainly contributes the sound pèi; the wine jar carries the core idea of mixing and fitting things together.

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Wine jarSemantic

这条裙子和你的鞋子很

zhè tiáo qún zi hé nǐ de xié zi hěn pèi。

This skirt matches your shoes very well.

他做了那么多坏事,不得到大家的信任。

tā zuò le nà me duō huài shì,bù pèi dé dào dà jiā de xìn rèn。

He has done so many bad things that he doesn't deserve everyone's trust.

Words with 配

配子

pèi zǐ

gamete

速配

sù pèi

fast matchmaking

配体

pèi tǐ

ligand

适配器

shì pèi qì

adapter (device)

适配层

shì pèi céng

(computing) adaptation layer

错配

cuò pèi

to be mismatched

配件

pèi jiàn

component

配件挂勾

pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

配伍

pèi wǔ

to blend two or more medicines

配偶

pèi ǒu

spouse

配备

pèi bèi

to allocate

配价

pèi jià

(linguistics) valence

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