Kanji

💡 Break 体 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture the plain outline of a person standing, put 体 inside it, and let that scene stand for "body" — body. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 太 down and you get 大 (big) — a person stretching both arms out as wide as they go, and beside it 丶 (dot) — a single dot marking the spot. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 太 inside it, and let that scene stand for "thick" — thick / fat. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 待 down and you get 彳 (step / going) — the left half of a crossroads, where people walk, and beside it 寺 (temple / hold) — a hall standing on measured ground. Picture a person standing at a roadside shrine, waiting, put 待 inside it, and let that scene stand for "wait" — wait. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 貸 down and you get 代 (generation / in place of) — a person standing beside a marker post driven into the ground, and beside it 貝 (shell / money) — a shell, the money people once traded with. Picture a coin, the money things are traded for, put 貸 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lend" — lend. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a figure standing on a raised platform: that is what 台 means — stand / counter for machines. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 厶 (private / self) — arms drawn in, keeping something to oneself, and beside it 口 (mouth / opening) — an open mouth, or any opening. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 代 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 弋 (stake / marker) — a stake driven into the ground with a small flag caught at an angle. Picture the plain outline of a person standing, put 代 inside it, and let that scene stand for "substitute" — substitute / generation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 題 down and you get 是 (this / right here) — a footprint planted directly beneath the sun, marking exactly this spot, and beside it 頁 (head / page) — a head bent over a page. Picture stepping stones leading forward one pace at a time, put 題 inside it, and let that scene stand for "topic" — topic / title. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 短 down and you get 矢 (arrow / straight) — an arrow flying straight to its mark, and beside it 豆 (bean / vessel) — a footed vessel holding the food. Picture a bow drawn and aimed straight ahead, put 短 inside it, and let that scene stand for "short" — short. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 知 down and you get 矢 (arrow / straight) — an arrow flying straight to its mark, and beside it 口 (mouth / opening) — an open mouth, or any opening. Picture a bow drawn and aimed straight ahead, put 知 inside it, and let that scene stand for "know" — know. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a rice field divided into four plots by its paths: that is what 地 means — ground / earth. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 土 (earth / soil) — a mound of earth pushed up from flat ground. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.