Kanji

💡 Break 情 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left, and beside it 青 (blue / green) — the clear blue of water and sky. Picture a heart with a heartbeat pulse line running through it, put 情 inside it, and let that scene stand for "emotion" — emotion / circumstances. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 投 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 殳 (action / tool) — a hand swinging a tool. Picture a hand winding back and releasing a ball mid-throw, arm following through, put 投 inside it, and let that scene stand for "throw" — throw / invest. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 示 is the picture: something raised up where everyone can see it. Set it against a speaker's podium standing on a small stage and the shape carries its meaning, "show / indicate", with it.

💡 Break 変 down and you get 亦 (also / likewise) — a figure with a matching mark tucked under each arm, and beside it 夂 (walk slowly) — a foot trailing behind the one in front. Picture two people standing side by side, put 変 inside it, and let that scene stand for "change" — change / strange. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 打 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 丁 (nail / town block) — a nail seen from the side, its head flat above a straight shaft. Picture a single hand cupped sideways as if scooping something up, put 打 inside it, and let that scene stand for "hit" — hit. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 直 down and you get 十 (ten / cross) — two lines crossing at the centre, and beside it 目 (eye) — an eye stood on its end, pupil lines inside. Picture counting beads above a counting board, put 直 inside it, and let that scene stand for "direct" — direct / fix. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 両 down and you get 一 (one / a line) — a single line, the very first mark, and beside it 冂 (enclosure) — an open-bottomed frame around the middle. Picture tally marks counted off in groups of five, put 両 inside it, and let that scene stand for "both" — both. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a signpost standing fixed at a crossing: that is what 式 means — ceremony / formula. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 弋 (stake / marker) — a stake driven into the ground with a small flag caught at an angle, and beside it 工 (craft / work) — a carpenter's tool held level. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 確 down and you get 石 (stone) — a rock sitting at the foot of a cliff, and beside it 寉 (sheltered bird) — a short-tailed bird tucked in under a low cover. Picture a large stone, put 確 inside it, and let that scene stand for "certain" — certain / confirm. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 果 down and you get 田 (rice field) — a field cut into four plots by its paths, and beside it 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a rice field divided into four plots by its paths, put 果 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fruit" — fruit / result. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.