配

pèi

match, pair; equal; blend

How to write 配, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 酉 (wine), phonetic 己

Made of 酉 + 己

配合pèi hématching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine
匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible
分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
支配zhī pèito control; to dominate; to allocate
配方pèi fāngprescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.)
交配jiāo pèimating; copulation (esp. of animals)
搭配dā pèito pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group
配备pèi bèito allocate; to provide; to outfit with
配偶pèi ǒuspouse
配对pèi duìto pair up; to match up; to form a pair (e.g. to marry); to mate; matched pair
般配bān pèito be well matched; to suit
相配xiāng pèito match; to fit; to pair well

各尽所能、按需分配。
gè jìn suǒ néng 、 àn xū fēn pèi 。
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
两个数字不匹配。
liǎng gè shù zì bù pǐ pèi 。
Two figures did not match.
我想她想要的是束缚与支配。
wǒ xiǎng tā xiǎng yào de shì shù fù yǔ zhī pèi 。
I guess she's into bondage and domination.
领带和我的西装不配。
lǐng dài hé wǒ de xī zhuāng bú pèi 。
The tie doesn't go with my suit.
鱼和红酒不相配。
yú hé hóng jiǔ bù xiāng pèi 。
Fish and red wine don't go together.