配音
pèi yīn · HSK 7
dubbing (filmmaking)
🎤🎬 配 pèi (match/pair) + 音 yīn (sound) = matching new sound to film = dubbing
配 means to pair or fit together, 音 means sound or audio. Dubbing pairs a fresh voice track to footage, so 配音 literally reads as fitting sound to the picture. The pèi here is the same one in 配对 (to pair up).
配 — wine vessel 酉 + self 己
Originally depicted a person 己 beside a wine jar 酉, suggesting matching or distributing wine at ceremonies. From this came the meaning 'to pair, match, distribute,' and later 'to deserve' or 'to mix/compound.' The 酉 component gives the wine-related semantic root, while 己 contributes phonetically.