Kanji

💡 Break 遷 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road splitting into two forking paths, put 遷 inside it, and let that scene stand for "transition" — transition / move. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 擢 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 擢 inside it, and let that scene stand for "select" — select / excel. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 聘 down and you get 耳 (ear) — an ear turned towards the sound, and beside it 甹 (call forth) — a shoot straining up and calling out to be noticed. Picture an ear turned towards an incoming sound, put 聘 inside it, and let that scene stand for "invite" — invite. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 赴 down and you get 走 (run) — someone running along the road, and beside it 卜 (divining / mark) — a mark made to read what it means. Picture a milestone post standing beside the road, put 赴 inside it, and let that scene stand for "proceed to" — proceed to. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 殉 down and you get 歹 (death / decay) — a scatter of broken, jagged bone fragments, and beside it 旬 (ten-day period) — the sun making one full wrap of its cycle, ten days round. Picture a person resting under a blanket in bed, put 殉 inside it, and let that scene stand for "martyrdom" — martyrdom. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 隷 down and you get 隶 (catch / servant) — a hand stretched out, just closing on the tail of whatever it is made to follow. Picture a single hand cupped sideways as if scooping something up, put 隷 inside it, and let that scene stand for "slave" — slave / subordinate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 括 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 舌 (tongue) — a tongue moving inside an open mouth. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 括 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bundle" — bundle / fasten. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 握 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 屋 (house / roof) — a roof sloped low over a room built to hold something inside. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 握 inside it, and let that scene stand for "grip" — grip. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 稼 down and you get 禾 (grain / rice plant) — a stalk of grain bending under its ripe head, and beside it 家 (house / home) — a whole household gathered safe together under one roof. Picture a ripe stalk of grain, put 稼 inside it, and let that scene stand for "earn" — earn. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 駆 down and you get 馬 (horse) — a horse with its mane and four legs, and beside it 区 (district / divide) — a box with a cross cut through the middle, splitting it into sections. Picture a horse standing in profile, put 駆 inside it, and let that scene stand for "gallop" — gallop / drive. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.