TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
免
ㄇㄧㄢˇ · miǎn
verb — to avoid, exempt, spare; to remove (from a post)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
免形rendered bare — a crouching body twisting free
The crouching shape spares itself and slips free — to escape, to be excused. The old graph carries two tellings: a hare (兔) that has dropped its tail and run, or a person bent low to pass under and get away. Either way the body twists clear: 免除、避免、免費.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那身子一矮（免），尾巴一甩，從追手底下溜了出去。
The body drops low (免), the tail flicks loose, and it slips out from under the reaching hand.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)免除、避免— to avoid, exempt, spare常用
→罷免、免職— to remove (from office)
⇒免費— free of charge
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension