Kanji

💡 Break 詐 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth, and beside it 乍 (suddenly / make) — a jagged stroke stopped mid-line, work broken off in a sudden burst. Picture a banner unfurled to announce something, put 詐 inside it, and let that scene stand for "deceive" — deceive. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 欺 down and you get 其 (that (one) / basket) — a woven basket set up on two crossed legs of its own, and beside it 欠 (lack / open mouth) — a person leaning forward with their mouth open. Picture an open mouth, put 欺 inside it, and let that scene stand for "deceive" — deceive. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 騙 down and you get 馬 (horse) — a horse with its mane and four legs, and beside it 扁 (flat / tablet) — a stack of flat tablets slid behind a door, pressed thin against each other. Picture a horse standing in profile, put 騙 inside it, and let that scene stand for "trick" — trick. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 盗 down and you get 次 (next / in turn) — a mouth open in a yawn, waiting its turn beside the cold, and beside it 皿 (dish / plate) — a dish standing on the table. Picture a steaming bowl of food, put 盗 inside it, and let that scene stand for "steal" — steal. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 賄 down and you get 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Picture a coin, the money things are traded for, put 賄 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bribe" — bribe / provide. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 賂 down and you get 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with, and beside it 各 (each) — one foot set down beside a mouth. Picture a coin, the money things are traded for, put 賂 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bribe" — bribe. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 癒 down and you get 疒 (illness) — someone lying on a bed, resting. Picture a bed made up for someone to rest in, put 癒 inside it, and let that scene stand for "heal" — heal. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a cleaver blade cutting straight down through a block: that is what 彫 means — carve. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 周 (all around / circuit) — a plot of land walled in on every side, the boundary running the whole way round. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 塑 down and you get 土 (earth / soil) — a mound of earth pushed up from flat ground. Picture a mound of earth raised from flat ground, put 塑 inside it, and let that scene stand for "model" — model / mold. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 鋳 down and you get 金 (metal / gold) — metal kept under a roof — something precious. Picture a bar of metal, put 鋳 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cast (metal)" — cast (metal). The odder the picture, the better it sticks.