Kanji

💡 Break 封 down and you get 圭 (corner tablet / mound) — one mound of earth stacked squarely on top of another, and beside it 寸 (measure / inch) — a hand measuring a short distance. Picture a mound of earth raised from flat ground, put 封 inside it, and let that scene stand for "seal (envelope)" — seal (envelope). The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a bow drawn and aimed straight ahead: that is what 射 means — shoot. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 身 (body) — the whole body, seen from the side, and beside it 寸 (measure / inch) — a hand measuring a short distance. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 尊 down and you get 寸 (measure / inch) — a hand measuring a short distance. Picture a ruler marking off a measured length, put 尊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "respect" — respect / noble. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 尽 down and you get 尺 (measure / length) — a measure held against the thing being sized, and beside it 冫 (ice) — two frozen droplets clinging to the side. Picture a ruler marking off a measured length, put 尽 inside it, and let that scene stand for "exhaust" — exhaust / devote. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 屈 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 出 (exit / emerge) — one peak climbing straight up out from behind another. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 屈 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bend" — bend / yield. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a milestone post standing beside the road: that is what 岐 means — fork in road. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 崩 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 崩 inside it, and let that scene stand for "collapse" — collapse. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 巡 down and you get 巛 (stream) — three curling lines of water swirling instead of running straight, and beside it ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road arching over a bridge across water, put 巡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "patrol" — patrol / go around. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 州 down and you get 丶 (dot) — a single dot marking the spot, and beside it 川 (river) — three lines of water flowing downhill. Picture an abacus with beads slid along its rods, put 州 inside it, and let that scene stand for "state" — state / province. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.