Kanji

💡 Break 浸 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture water falling from a rock ledge into the pool below it, put 浸 inside it, and let that scene stand for "soak" — soak / permeate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 湧 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a well with its water surface catching the light, put 湧 inside it, and let that scene stand for "well up" — well up / spring. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 溺 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 溺 inside it, and let that scene stand for "drown" — drown / indulge. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 滅 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a river bending past a stone in its current, put 滅 inside it, and let that scene stand for "destroy" — destroy / perish. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 滝 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 滝 inside it, and let that scene stand for "waterfall" — waterfall. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 濁 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture water falling from a rock ledge into the pool below it, put 濁 inside it, and let that scene stand for "muddy" — muddy / impure. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 濫 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 濫 inside it, and let that scene stand for "excessive" — excessive / overflow. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 瀬 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 瀬 inside it, and let that scene stand for "shallows" — shallows / rapids. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a ripe stalk of grain: that is what 炊 means — cook (rice). Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 火 (fire) — a fire with sparks flying off to both sides, and beside it 欠 (lack / open mouth) — a person leaning forward with their mouth open. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 炎 down and you get 火 (fire) — a fire with sparks flying off to both sides. Picture a flame burning, put 炎 inside it, and let that scene stand for "flame" — flame / inflammation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.