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Chinese symbol for “allocate”

配备
pèi bèi
Traditional: 配備
to allocate; to provide; to outfit with

The closest CC-CEDICT match for allocate is 配备 (pèi bèi), defined as: to allocate; to provide; to outfit with.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

配 pèi
to blend, to mix; to fit, to match
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
备 bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
radical 34 ⼡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “allocate”

WordPinyinMeaning
调配 (調配)diào pèito allocate; to deploy
分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign
配置pèi zhìto deploy; to allocate
分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
配pèito join; to fit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 配备.

WordPinyinMeaning
配合pèi hématching; fitting in with
分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign
配置pèi zhìto deploy; to allocate
配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible
搭配dā pèito pair up; to match
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
具备 (具備)jù bèito possess; to have

See also: Japanese symbol for “allocate”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.