The Chinese Radical: 免


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Meaning
avoid, escape    免

Explanation This radical is similar to rabbit 兔, which escapes with its long legs. (Note the difference to the radical 'brilliant' 奂, which shows a woman giving birth.)

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
evening, night, late
wǎn
Left: day/sun 日, right: avoid, escape 免 (An escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶)
The day "escapes". It's getting evening.  
HSK 4
to avoid, to escape, to excuse sb, to avert
miǎn
An escaping rabbit 兔: long ear ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but without tail 丶(a rabbit on the run)
With a big ear, goggle-eyes and two long legs you can escape.  
HSK 5
rabbit

avoid/escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿) and further short tail 丶
It can 'escape' and has a short tail: The rabbit.  
HSK 6
strive hard, to make an effort, exhort
miǎn
Left: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶), right: strength 力
Escape by using strength means: to strive hard.  
HSK 6
to pull, draw (a cart or a bow), lead (an animal), to coil
wǎn
Left: hand 扌, right: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶) [cf.exchange 换]
From this hand is no escape because it is pulling and leading you.  
HSK 6
injustice, grievance, wrong, in vain
yuān
Top: cover 冖, below: rabbit 兔 (long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 and short tail 丶)
(It needs more space) Using just a cover for keeping a rabbit is injustice.  
HSK 6
to assist by the arm, to support, sustain
chān
Left hand 扌, right: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿), two strokes 丶丶but without tail 丶)
The hand that leads you like a rabbit over the ice 冫: assists you by an arm.  
HSK 6
gluttonous, greedy
chán
Left: food 饣/食, right: avoid, escape 免 (escaping rabbit 兔 with long ear⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but no tail 丶) and two strokes 丶丶
In respect to food is rabbit in the grasses 丶丶: gluttonous.  
no HSK
crown, ceremonial cap, corona (e.g. solar)
miǎn
Top: 冂 two 二 (Take this part as the image of a crown), bottom: to avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but no tail 丶)
It looks like a crown 冂,二 and is padded/cushioned with rabbit's fur: The crown.  
no HSK
to escape, leisurely, outstanding

Left: movement 辶, right: a rabbit 兔, cf. avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿) in addition: short tail 丶
The movement of a rabbit when: escaping.  

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