Kanji

💡 Break 脈 down and you get 月 (moon / month) — the moon hanging in a clear night sky. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 脈 inside it, and let that scene stand for "vein" — vein / pulse. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 譜 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth. Picture two speech bubbles overlapping in a conversation, put 譜 inside it, and let that scene stand for "musical score" — musical score / genealogy. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 沿 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 沿 inside it, and let that scene stand for "along" — along. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 端 down and you get 立 (stand) — a person standing firmly on the ground. Picture a signpost standing fixed at a crossing, put 端 inside it, and let that scene stand for "edge" — edge / end. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 契 down and you get 大 (big) — a person stretching both arms out as wide as they go. Picture a person sitting cross-legged on the ground, put 契 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pledge" — pledge / contract. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 兆 down and you get 儿 (legs / person) — two legs walking out from underneath. Picture a person carrying a box held in both arms, put 兆 inside it, and let that scene stand for "omen" — omen / trillion. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 焦 down and you get 隹 (short-tailed bird) — a small bird perched with its wing folded, and beside it 灬 (fire underneath) — four small flames licking up from below. Picture a small bird perched with its wing folded, put 焦 inside it, and let that scene stand for "scorch" — scorch / impatient. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 盲 down and you get 亡 (vanish / lost) — a figure ducking down out of sight beneath a low cover, and beside it 目 (eye) — an eye stood on its end, pupil lines inside. Picture a house under its roof, put 盲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "blind" — blind. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 潤 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 潤 inside it, and let that scene stand for "moisten" — moisten / profit. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 抵 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 氐 (base / bottom) — a hooked root driven one stroke deeper than the shape above it. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 抵 inside it, and let that scene stand for "resist" — resist / mortgage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.