Kanji

💡 Break 滞 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a river bending past a stone in its current, put 滞 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stagnate" — stagnate / stay. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a road arching over a bridge across water: that is what 移 means — move / shift. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 禾 (grain / rice plant) — a stalk of grain bending under its ripe head. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them: that is what 就 means — take a position. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 京 (capital) — a tall hall above the rooftops. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 雇 down and you get 戸 (door / household) — a single door on its hinge, and beside it 隹 (short-tailed bird) — a small bird perched with its wing folded. Picture a single door, put 雇 inside it, and let that scene stand for "employ" — employ. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

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

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

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

💡 Break 適 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road arching over a bridge across water, put 適 inside it, and let that scene stand for "suitable" — suitable. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 慮 down and you get 虍 (tiger) — a tiger's striped head, seen from the front. Picture a four-legged animal standing in profile, put 慮 inside it, and let that scene stand for "consideration" — consideration. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 慎 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left, and beside it 真 (true / genuine) — an eye set squarely on its stand, the same from every angle. Picture a heart-shaped lantern glowing on its string, put 慎 inside it, and let that scene stand for "be careful" — be careful. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.