Kanji

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

💡 Picture a coin, the money things are traded for: that is what 富 means — wealth. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 畐 (full / abundant) — a round-bellied jar packed full beneath its lid. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 貧 down and you get 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Picture a drawstring purse with coins spilling from it, put 貧 inside it, and let that scene stand for "poor" — poor. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 豊 down and you get 曲 (bent / tune) — a woven container bent into curves along its whole length, and beside it 豆 (bean / vessel) — a footed vessel holding the food. Picture a steaming bowl of food, put 豊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "abundant" — abundant. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 余 down and you get 人 (person) — a person standing on two legs. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 余 inside it, and let that scene stand for "surplus" — surplus / remainder. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 蓄 down and you get 艹 (grass / plant) — two shoots pushing up through the soil. Picture young plants pushing up out of the soil beside a garden label, put 蓄 inside it, and let that scene stand for "store up" — store up. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 戸 is the picture: a single door on its hinge. Set it against a gateway standing open and the shape carries its meaning, "door / household", with it.

💡 Break 層 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 曽 (once / long ago) — several storeys stacked one above another over a single window. Picture a house under its roof, put 層 inside it, and let that scene stand for "layer" — layer / stratum. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 架 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a felled tree trunk lying beside its stump, put 架 inside it, and let that scene stand for "build" — build / span. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 柱 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 主 (master / main) — a lamp on its stand, the room built round it. Picture a small grove of three trees clustered together, put 柱 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pillar" — pillar. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.