配偶
Old HSK 6
配偶 (pèi'ǒu) · spouse
配偶 (pèi'ǒu) means “spouse”. It is written with 2 characters: 配 (to match) + 偶 (accidentally). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 配偶 is built
The characters
配 pèi · to match
What 配 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 酉 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
偶 ǒu · accidentally
What 偶 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 禺yú — district
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
请在表上写上你配偶的名字。Qǐng zài biǎo shàng xiě shàng nǐ pèi'ǒu de míngzi.Please write your spouse's name on the form.
他和配偶一起来参加晚会。Tā hé pèi'ǒu yìqǐ lái cānjiā wǎnhuì.He came to the party with his spouse.
Questions about 配偶
What does 配偶 mean?
配偶 (pèi'ǒu) means “spouse”.
How do you pronounce 配偶?
配偶 is pronounced pèi'ǒu.
Which HSK level is 配偶?
配偶 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 分配fēnpèito assign
- 配合pèihéto cooperate
- 搭配dāpèito match
- 配备pèibèito equip
- 配套pèitàomatching
- 支配zhīpèito control
- 配pèito match
- 偶尔ǒu'ěroccasionally
- 偶然ǒuránby chance
- 偶像ǒuxiàngidol
Learn 配偶 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 134: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.