Dong Chinese dictionary

miǎn, wèn

(hat), avoid

hat

Pictograph of a person with a hat, now written as 冕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

miǎn

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

wèn

old variant of 絻[wèn]

Most common words with 免

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (3 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources