Kanji

💡 Break 供 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 共 (together / provide) — two hands lifting the same load together, evenly matched. Picture a person carrying a box held in both arms, put 供 inside it, and let that scene stand for "offer" — offer / companion. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a page ruled into a ledger table: that is what 役 means — role / duty. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk, and beside it 殳 (action / tool) — a hand swinging a tool. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 構 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 冓 (interlocking / framework) — crossed beams stacked and interlocked, a frame ready to build on. Picture a tree heavy with ripe fruit among its leaves, put 構 inside it, and let that scene stand for "structure" — structure / mind. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 割 down and you get 害 (harm / damage) — a mouth shut in under a roof, marked by cuts along the top, and beside it 刂 (divide / cut) — a straight cut down the right-hand side. Picture a block split cleanly into two halves, put 割 inside it, and let that scene stand for "divide" — divide / rate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 費 down and you get 弗 (not / currency mark) — two strands pulled taut and crossed, straining against each other, and beside it 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Picture a drawstring purse with coins spilling from it, put 費 inside it, and let that scene stand for "expense" — expense. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 付 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 寸 (measure / inch) — a hand measuring a short distance. Picture a hand pressing a tag onto a parcel, its fingers spaced like a measuring span, put 付 inside it, and let that scene stand for "attach" — attach. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 由 down and you get 田 (rice field) — a field cut into four plots by its paths, and beside it 丨 (vertical line) — a single upright stroke through the middle. Picture a field terraced into steps up a hillside, put 由 inside it, and let that scene stand for "reason" — reason. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 難 down and you get 隹 (short-tailed bird) — a small bird perched with its wing folded. Picture a small bird perched with its wing folded, put 難 inside it, and let that scene stand for "difficult" — difficult. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 優 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 憂 (worry / grief) — a bowed head and a heavy heart, dragging each step a little slower. Picture a person carrying a box held in both arms, put 優 inside it, and let that scene stand for "gentle" — gentle / superior. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 夫 down and you get 大 (big) — a person stretching both arms out as wide as they go. Picture the plain outline of a person standing, put 夫 inside it, and let that scene stand for "husband" — husband. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.