Kanji

💡 Break 量 down and you get 旦 (dawn) — the sun sitting right on the horizon line, freshly risen, and beside it 里 (village / league) — fields with a road running through the settlement. Picture the sun glowing with a warm halo at dusk, put 量 inside it, and let that scene stand for "quantity" — quantity. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 型 down and you get 刑 (punishment / model) — a blade held level beside a squared frame, a shape to be cut exactly to, and beside it 土 (earth / soil) — a mound of earth pushed up from flat ground. Picture a mound of earth raised from flat ground, put 型 inside it, and let that scene stand for "model" — model / type. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a page ruled into a ledger table: that is what 版 means — edition / version. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 反 (opposite / turn over) — a hand reaching under an overhang to flip something over. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Picture a document marked with an official stamp: that is what 刷 means — print. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 刂 (divide / cut) — a straight cut down the right-hand side. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Picture a rice field divided into four plots by its paths: that is what 枚 means — counter for flat objects. 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 攵 (strike / action) — a hand raised to make something happen. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 冊 down and you get 冂 (enclosure) — an open-bottomed frame around the middle, and beside it 廾 (two hands) — two hands lifting from below. Picture bamboo slats bound together with cords into a scroll, put 冊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "counter for books" — counter for books. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 巻 down and you get 𠔉 (roll / curl shut) — a scroll curling shut over a kneeling figure, and beside it 己 (self) — a shape curled back on itself. Picture a file folder holding a stack of papers, put 巻 inside it, and let that scene stand for "roll" — roll / volume. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 票 down and you get 覀 (west / cover) — an upturned basket sitting low, like the sun settling in the west, and beside it 示 (altar / show) — something raised up where everyone can see it. Picture open sky with clouds drifting through it, put 票 inside it, and let that scene stand for "vote" — vote / ticket. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 券 down and you get 𠔉 (roll / curl shut) — a scroll curling shut over a kneeling figure, and beside it 刀 (blade / divide) — a clean line splitting something in two. Picture a document rolled into a scroll at both ends, put 券 inside it, and let that scene stand for "ticket" — ticket. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 荷 down and you get 艹 (grass / plant) — two shoots pushing up through the soil. Picture young plants pushing up out of the soil beside a garden label, put 荷 inside it, and let that scene stand for "load" — load / luggage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.