Kanji

💡 Break 贈 down and you get 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with, and beside it 曽 (once / long ago) — several storeys stacked one above another over a single window. Picture a coin, the money things are traded for, put 贈 inside it, and let that scene stand for "give a gift" — give a gift. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 届 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 由 (reason / from) — a seed case with a single shoot poking out through the top. Picture a boundary wall with a small roofed gateway standing open in the middle of it, put 届 inside it, and let that scene stand for "deliver" — deliver / reach. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture gusts of wind sweeping across: that is what 吹 means — blow. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 口 (mouth / opening) — an open mouth, or any opening, and beside it 欠 (lack / open mouth) — a person leaning forward with their mouth open. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 掛 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture a single hand cupped sideways as if scooping something up, put 掛 inside it, and let that scene stand for "hang" — hang / apply. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 捕 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 甫 (garden plot / broad) — a garden plot marked out square, staked at its centre. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 捕 inside it, and let that scene stand for "catch" — catch. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 逃 down and you get 兆 (omen / sign) — a crack forking apart into two curling branches, and beside it ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road arching over a bridge across water, put 逃 inside it, and let that scene stand for "escape" — escape. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 追 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 追 inside it, and let that scene stand for "chase" — chase. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 抜 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 抜 inside it, and let that scene stand for "extract" — extract / surpass. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 折 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 斤 (axe / weight) — a tool that splits a block apart. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 折 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fold" — fold / break. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 曲 down and you get 日 (sun / day) — the sun framed by four strokes, marking one day, and beside it 廾 (two hands) — two hands lifting from below. Picture a bamboo flute bent along its length, put 曲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bend" — bend / melody. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.