Kanji

💡 Break 指 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 旨 (purpose / delicious) — a spoon lifted to taste what's been set out in the sun. Picture a finger pointing at a spoon lifted over a bowl set out in the sun, put 指 inside it, and let that scene stand for "finger" — finger / point. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 権 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a small grove of three trees clustered together, put 権 inside it, and let that scene stand for "rights" — rights / authority. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a tree heavy with ripe fruit among its leaves: that is what 支 means — support / branch. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 十 (ten / cross) — two lines crossing at the centre, and beside it 又 (right hand) — a hand closing round something. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Picture a small child standing beside a ball: that is what 産 means — produce / give birth. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 生 (live / grow) — a shoot breaking the surface. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 点 down and you get 占 (occupy / foretell) — a diviner's crack placed right over a spot, claiming it, and beside it 灬 (fire underneath) — four small flames licking up from below. Picture an open mouth, put 点 inside it, and let that scene stand for "point" — point. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 報 down and you get 幸 (fortune / luck) — a pole notched evenly from top to bottom, luck measured out in equal shares. Picture an open letter with a good-luck token lifting out of it, held out on a hand to be passed on, put 報 inside it, and let that scene stand for "report" — report / reward. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 済 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 斉 (even / uniform) — stalks of grain all cut level, none standing taller than the rest. Picture a flooded paddy field reflecting stalks of grain all trimmed to one even height, put 済 inside it, and let that scene stand for "settle" — settle / economy. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 活 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 舌 (tongue) — a tongue moving inside an open mouth. Picture a spring bubbling up lively while an open mouth leans in to drink from it, put 活 inside it, and let that scene stand for "activity" — activity / life. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a field terraced into steps up a hillside: that is what 原 means — origin / field. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 厂 (cliff / shelter) — an overhanging cliff you can shelter under. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 共 down and you get 八 (eight / split) — two strokes opening away from each other. Picture tally marks counted off in groups of five, put 共 inside it, and let that scene stand for "together" — together. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.