Kanji

💡 Break 択 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 尺 (measure / length) — a measure held against the thing being sized. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 択 inside it, and let that scene stand for "select" — select. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 証 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth, and beside it 正 (correct / just) — a foot stopped square on the line. Picture a banner unfurled to announce something, put 証 inside it, and let that scene stand for "proof" — proof / certificate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 拠 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 拠 inside it, and let that scene stand for "basis" — basis / evidence. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 況 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 兄 (older brother) — an open mouth set above a pair of legs, first in line to speak. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 況 inside it, and let that scene stand for "condition" — condition / situation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 環 down and you get 王 (king / jewel) — a jewel on its stand. Picture a cut jewel catching the light, put 環 inside it, and let that scene stand for "ring" — ring / environment. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 維 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 隹 (short-tailed bird) — a small bird perched with its wing folded. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 維 inside it, and let that scene stand for "maintain" — maintain / fiber. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 序 down and you get 广 (building / lean-to) — a roof with one open side, built against a wall, and beside it 予 (beforehand / give) — a shuttle passed forward from one hand to the next before it is needed. Picture a deep overhanging eave carried on two posts with its rafter ends showing, put 序 inside it, and let that scene stand for "order" — order / preface. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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

💡 Break 純 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 屯 (sprout / gather) — a stem coiled tight, struggling to straighten as it breaks the surface. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 純 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pure" — pure. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 複 down and you get 衤 (clothing) — the edge of a garment at the left. Picture clothing folded neatly into a stack, put 複 inside it, and let that scene stand for "duplicate" — duplicate / compound. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.