Kanji

💡 Break 驚 down and you get 敬 (respect) — a hand tapping a reminder to stand a little straighter, out of respect, and beside it 馬 (horse) — a horse with its mane and four legs. Picture a horse standing in profile, put 驚 inside it, and let that scene stand for "be surprised" — be surprised. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 忘 down and you get 亡 (vanish / lost) — a figure ducking down out of sight beneath a low cover, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 忘 inside it, and let that scene stand for "forget" — forget. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 頑 down and you get 頁 (head / page) — a head bent over a page. Picture a head fixed rigidly in place, unmoved by the arrows trying to turn it, put 頑 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stubborn" — stubborn / strive. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 張 down and you get 弓 (bow / arc) — a bow bent and ready to spring back, and beside it 長 (long / chief) — hair grown long enough to trail. Picture a bow drawn and aimed straight ahead, put 張 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stretch" — stretch / paste. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 頼 down and you get 束 (bundle / bind) — branches tied at the middle, and beside it 頁 (head / page) — a head bent over a page. Picture a document marked with an official stamp, put 頼 inside it, and let that scene stand for "request" — request / rely. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 預 down and you get 予 (beforehand / give) — a shuttle passed forward from one hand to the next before it is needed, and beside it 頁 (head / page) — a head bent over a page. Picture a document rolled into a scroll at both ends, put 預 inside it, and let that scene stand for "deposit" — deposit / entrust. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a drawstring purse with coins spilling from it: that is what 札 means — tag / bill (money). Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 乙 (bend / second) — a stroke that bends before it finishes. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 汚 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a well with its water surface catching the light, put 汚 inside it, and let that scene stand for "dirty" — dirty. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 清 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 青 (blue / green) — the clear blue of water and sky. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 清 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pure" — pure / clean. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 深 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 深 inside it, and let that scene stand for "deep" — deep. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.