Kanji

💡 Break 徹 down and you get 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 徹 inside it, and let that scene stand for "penetrate" — penetrate / thorough. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a cart on its wheels: that is what 貫 means — pierce / carry through. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 毋 (do not / forbid) — a figure with a bar struck straight across it, blocking the way, and beside it 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 遂 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a crossroads with a person walking through it and a signboard at the corner, put 遂 inside it, and let that scene stand for "accomplish" — accomplish. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 履 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 復 (return / repeat) — a road that loops back around to where it first began. Picture a building topped with a flat railed terrace, put 履 inside it, and let that scene stand for "footwear" — footwear / fulfill. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a single hand cupped sideways as if scooping something up: that is what 執 means — execute / take. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 幸 (fortune / luck) — a pole notched evenly from top to bottom, luck measured out in equal shares, and beside it 丸 (round / pellet) — a single stroke curled tight into a small round ball. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 筆 down and you get 竹 (bamboo) — two bamboo stalks with their leaves, and beside it 聿 (brush / writing) — a hand holding a brush over the paper. Picture two bamboo stalks with their segments, put 筆 inside it, and let that scene stand for "writing brush" — writing brush. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 閲 down and you get 門 (gate) — a double gate with both doors closed, and beside it 兌 (exchange / pleased) — an open mouth held above a pair of legs, pleased and speaking out. Picture a gateway standing open, put 閲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "review" — review / inspection. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 添 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 添 inside it, and let that scene stand for "add" — add / attach. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 削 down and you get 肖 (resemble / small piece) — a small crescent sliver, cut to match the shape it came from, and beside it 刂 (divide / cut) — a straight cut down the right-hand side. Picture a block split cleanly into two halves, put 削 inside it, and let that scene stand for "shave" — shave / delete. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 敲 down and you get 高 (tall) — a tall tower rising storey upon storey above the rooftops around it, and beside it 攴 (strike / tap) — a hand raised to give a light, deliberate tap. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 敲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "knock" — knock / polish writing. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.