Kanji

💡 Picture a figure standing on a raised platform: that is what 儀 means — ceremony / manner. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 義 (righteousness / justice) — a sheep held up as the standard everyone measures fairness against. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 緊 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 緊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "tense" — tense / tight. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 緩 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 緩 inside it, and let that scene stand for "loose" — loose / slow. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 縮 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 縮 inside it, and let that scene stand for "shrink" — shrink. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 縄 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 縄 inside it, and let that scene stand for "rope" — rope. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 絡 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 各 (each) — one foot set down beside a mouth. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 絡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "entangle" — entangle / contact. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 継 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 継 inside it, and let that scene stand for "inherit" — inherit / continue. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 操 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 喿 (many voices) — a tree full of small mouths, all chattering at once. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 操 inside it, and let that scene stand for "manipulate" — manipulate / operate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture the sun sitting low behind a mountain ridge: that is what 燥 means — dry up. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 火 (fire) — a fire with sparks flying off to both sides, and beside it 喿 (many voices) — a tree full of small mouths, all chattering at once. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 凍 down and you get 冫 (ice) — two frozen droplets clinging to the side, and beside it 東 (east) — the sun caught behind the branches of a tree. Picture a block of ice with frost spreading from it, put 凍 inside it, and let that scene stand for "freeze" — freeze. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.