免

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

Sound it out + + = · + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components ⺈口儿

avoid · Heisig RSH #1449

兔 rabbit — as a component also called: hare

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不免一死	bù miǎn yī sǐ	cannot avoid being killed; cannot escape death; to be mortal
免不得	miǎn bu de	unavoidable; bound to (happen)
免不了	miǎn bù liǎo	unavoidable; can't be avoided
在所难免	zài suǒ nán miǎn	to be unavoidable (idiom)
不免	bù miǎn	inevitably
不可避免	bù kě bì miǎn	(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
特免	tè miǎn	special exemption
无可避免	wú kě bì miǎn	see 不可避免[bu4 ke3 bi4 mian3]
免得	miǎn de	so as not to; so as to avoid
免开尊口	miǎn kāi zūn kǒu	keep your thoughts to yourself
免责声明	miǎn zé shēng míng	disclaimer
免单	miǎn dān	to let a customer have (a product or service) free of charge; to waive payment; to comp
免去职务	miǎn qù zhí wù	to relieve from office; to sack
免费搭车	miǎn fèi dā chē	free riding (economics)
解免	jiě miǎn	to avoid (difficulties); to open up a siege
以免	yǐ miǎn	in order to avoid; so as not to
免费软件	miǎn fèi ruǎn jiàn	freeware
难免	nán miǎn	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
免受伤害	miǎn shòu shāng hài	to avoid damage
免提	miǎn tí	hands-free (telephone function)

These characters use 免 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
免 sound part	miǎn	to spare, to excuse from; to evade
挽	wǎn	to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow
冕	miǎn	crown; ceremonial cap
勉	miǎn	to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge
谗	chán	to slander, to defame; to misrepresent
娩	miǎn	childbirth, labor
絻	wèn	mourning veil
浼	měi	to request, to ask a favor; to pollute, to contaminate