免
wèn
#754 most
frequent character
old variant of 絻[wen4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
免 first drew a person in a hat or crown, so its original meaning was a type of hat; it was the early form of 冕. The shape was later borrowed for its sound to mean avoiding or evading. From that came removing and dismissing.
Drawn as: person wearing a hat
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