Kanji

💡 Break 染 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a tree heavy with ripe fruit among its leaves, put 染 inside it, and let that scene stand for "dye" — dye / be infected. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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

💡 Picture a block split cleanly into two halves: that is what 隔 means — separate / interval. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, ⻖ (hill / mound) — a terraced hill climbing at the left, and beside it 鬲 (cooking pot) — a three-legged pot standing steady with its lid fitted on top. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 障 down and you get ⻖ (hill / mound) — a terraced hill climbing at the left. Picture a terraced hillside, put 障 inside it, and let that scene stand for "hinder" — hinder / fault. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 限 down and you get ⻖ (hill / mound) — a terraced hill climbing at the left, and beside it 艮 (stubborn / firm) — a figure looking back over its shoulder, feet planted and refusing to move. Picture a terraced hillside, put 限 inside it, and let that scene stand for "limit" — limit. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 績 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 責 (duty / blame) — a stem of thorns growing straight up out of a pile of shells and coins. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 績 inside it, and let that scene stand for "achievement" — achievement. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 益 down and you get 皿 (dish / plate) — a dish standing on the table. Picture a steaming bowl of food, put 益 inside it, and let that scene stand for "benefit" — benefit / profit. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture an overhanging cliff with shelter beneath it: that is what 損 means — loss / damage. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 債 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 責 (duty / blame) — a stem of thorns growing straight up out of a pile of shells and coins. Picture a person bent forward from the waist in a bow, put 債 inside it, and let that scene stand for "debt" — debt / bond. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 融 down and you get 鬲 (cooking pot) — a three-legged pot standing steady with its lid fitted on top, and beside it 虫 (insect) — a small insect with its round back. Picture a steaming bowl of food, put 融 inside it, and let that scene stand for "finance" — finance / melt. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.