Kanji

💡 Break 達 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a crossroads with a person walking through it and a signboard at the corner, put 達 inside it, and let that scene stand for "attain" — attain / plural marker. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 便 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 更 (change / renew) — a hand reaching up to reset the sun in its frame, starting the count again. Picture a person sitting cross-legged on the ground, put 便 inside it, and let that scene stand for "convenience" — convenience / mail. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 王 is the picture: a jewel on its stand. Set it against a cut jewel catching the light and the shape carries its meaning, "king", with it.

💡 Break 査 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 且 (moreover / also) — a stack of shelves piled one above another. Picture a tree heavy with ripe fruit among its leaves, put 査 inside it, and let that scene stand for "inspect" — inspect. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 協 down and you get 十 (ten / cross) — two lines crossing at the centre. Picture counting beads above a counting board, put 協 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cooperate" — cooperate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 老 down and you get 耂 (old / elder) — a bent back and a walking stick, an elder leaning as they walk, and beside it 匕 (spoon / change) — a spoon turned over to tip out what it holds. Picture a stooped elder figure leaning their weight on a walking stick, put 老 inside it, and let that scene stand for "old age" — old age. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a small child standing beside a ball: that is what 若 means — young. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 艹 (grass / plant) — two shoots pushing up through the soil, and beside it 右 (right (side)) — a hand held out to the right, an open mouth just behind it. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 居 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 古 (old / ancient) — ten mouths repeating the same old story, one after another. Picture a building of two storeys, a small roof sitting above a wider one, put 居 inside it, and let that scene stand for "reside" — reside. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 突 down and you get 穴 (hole / cave) — a hollow opening in the ground, and beside it 大 (big) — a person stretching both arms out as wide as they go. Picture a perimeter fence enclosing the yard, put 突 inside it, and let that scene stand for "thrust" — thrust / sudden. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 警 down and you get 敬 (respect) — a hand tapping a reminder to stand a little straighter, out of respect, and beside it 言 (speech / words) — words rising out of an open mouth. Picture two speech bubbles overlapping in a conversation, put 警 inside it, and let that scene stand for "warn" — warn / police. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.