Kanji

💡 Break 慣 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart-shaped lantern glowing on its string, put 慣 inside it, and let that scene stand for "accustomed" — accustomed. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 憶 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart, standing for how something feels, put 憶 inside it, and let that scene stand for "remember" — remember. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 掲 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 掲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "put up" — put up / publish. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a page ruled into a ledger table: that is what 描 means — draw / depict. 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 把 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 巴 (cling / grip) — a curled hook doubling back on itself, like a hand closing into a fist. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 把 inside it, and let that scene stand for "grasp" — grasp. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 抽 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 由 (reason / from) — a seed case with a single shoot poking out through the top. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 抽 inside it, and let that scene stand for "extract" — extract. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 拡 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 拡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "expand" — expand. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 挑 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 兆 (omen / sign) — a crack forking apart into two curling branches. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 挑 inside it, and let that scene stand for "challenge" — challenge. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a cart on its wheels: that is what 携 means — carry / participate. 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.

💡 Picture a cart on its wheels: that is what 搬 means — transport / carry. 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.