免 miǎn to escape; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office

Made up of [冖 mì cover; crown radical 14, 儿 ér legs radical 10]
Used as component 免 in :晚 wǎn
Made with 7 strokes.

Originally a picture of a woman giving birth - hence 'escape', 'exit'

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Also uses 冖 mì component: 爱 ài (love) 劳 láo (to toil) ; 每 měi (each) ; 蒙 měng (Mongol) ; 农 nóng (to farm) ; 写 xiě (write)
Also uses 儿 ér component: 儿 ér (child) 光 guāng (light) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 克 kè (to be able to) ; 兔 tù (rabbit) ; 先 xiān (first) ; 兄 xiōng (elder brother) ; 元 yuán (primary) ; 真 zhēn (really)

Different tone

宀 mián (roof) ; 面 miàn (face)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

未能免俗 wèi néng miǎn sú Unable to do what you want because social conventions forbid it. Doing something just because it is expected.