Kanji

💡 Break 需 down and you get 雨 (rain) — droplets falling from under a cloud. Picture rain falling from a cloud, put 需 inside it, and let that scene stand for "demand" — demand. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 給 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 合 (fit / combine) — a lid come down flush on its pot. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 給 inside it, and let that scene stand for "supply" — supply / wage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 請 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth, and beside it 青 (blue / green) — the clear blue of water and sky. Picture two speech bubbles overlapping in a conversation, put 請 inside it, and let that scene stand for "request" — request / undertake. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 応 down and you get 广 (building / lean-to) — a roof with one open side, built against a wall, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a house under its roof, put 応 inside it, and let that scene stand for "respond" — respond / apply. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 募 down and you get 力 (power / strength) — an arm flexed to show its strength. Picture a figure straining to lift a weight overhead, put 募 inside it, and let that scene stand for "recruit" — recruit / collect. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 講 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth, and beside it 冓 (interlocking / framework) — crossed beams stacked and interlocked, a frame ready to build on. Picture two speech bubbles overlapping in a conversation, put 講 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lecture" — lecture. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 修 down and you get 攸 (guided / far off) — a person nudged gently forward by a hand at their back. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 修 inside it, and let that scene stand for "study" — study / repair. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 訓 down and you get 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth, and beside it 川 (river) — three lines of water flowing downhill. Picture a megaphone broadcasting sound waves outward, put 訓 inside it, and let that scene stand for "instruction" — instruction. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a cart on its wheels: that is what 練 means — train / polish. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 東 (east) — the sun caught behind the branches of a tree. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 了 down and you get 亅 (hook) — a line that hooks back at the bottom. Picture an abacus with beads slid along its rods, put 了 inside it, and let that scene stand for "finish" — finish / understand. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.