罢免
bà miǎn · HSK 7
to remove sb from their post
🚪👋 BA! MIEN is bad — boot them out, dismiss from post
罢 (bà) means to stop or cease, 免 (miǎn) means to exempt or remove. Together: stop someone from their role — a formal dismissal or removal from office.
免 — pictograph of a person 人 with a hat or helmet
免 originally depicted a person wearing a hat or helmet, suggesting removal or taking off. The meaning shifted to 'avoid, exempt, escape from' — as in escaping a duty or being spared. It is graphically related to 兔 (rabbit), but the two characters have distinct origins.