miǎn

to excuse sb

to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited

blade (⺈) + opening (口) + person (儿) = escape or exemption

The character depicts a person (儿) slipping out through a gap or opening (口) beneath a blade (⺈) — wriggling free just in time. That image of narrow escape anchors the core meaning: to be let off, exempted, or to avert danger.

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A bladeSemantic
A personSemantic
MouthSemantic

这张卡可以费进入公园。

zhè zhāng kǎ kě yǐ miǎn fèi jìn rù gōng yuán。

This card can be used to enter the park for free.

他因为工作失误被去了职务。

tā yīn wèi gōng zuò shī wù bèi miǎn qù le zhí wù。

He was dismissed from his position because of a work mistake.

Words with 免

避免

bì miǎn

to avert

限免

xiàn miǎn

(of a product, service etc) free for a limited time (abbr. for 限時免費|限时免费[xian4 shi2 mian3 fei4])

难免

nán miǎn

hard to avoid

预防免疫

yù fáng miǎn yì

prophylactic inoculation

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不免一死

bù miǎn yī sǐ

cannot avoid being killed

不可避免

bù kě bì miǎn

(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable

主动免疫

zhǔ dòng miǎn yì

active immunity

人类免疫缺陷病毒

rén lèi miǎn yì quē xiàn bìng dú

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

以免

yǐ miǎn

in order to avoid

任免

rèn miǎn

to appoint and dismiss

幸免

xìng miǎn

to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

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