Kanji

💡 心 is the picture: a heart, the seat of how you feel. Set it against a heart with a heartbeat pulse line running through it and the shape carries its meaning, "heart / mind", with it.

💡 Break 親 down and you get 見 (see / look) — an eye on legs, walking out to take a look. Picture an eye looking straight ahead, put 親 inside it, and let that scene stand for "parent" — parent / intimate. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 真 down and you get 十 (ten / cross) — two lines crossing at the centre. Picture an open ledger book ruled into counted columns, put 真 inside it, and let that scene stand for "true" — true / real. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 進 down and you get 隹 (short-tailed bird) — a small bird perched with its wing folded, and beside it ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a small bird stepping forward, one foot ahead of the other, put 進 inside it, and let that scene stand for "advance" — advance. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 図 down and you get 囗 (enclosure / border) — a wall drawn right round the outside, and beside it ⺍ (small) — three tiny strokes tucked into the top corner, barely there at all. Picture a perimeter fence enclosing the yard, put 図 inside it, and let that scene stand for "diagram" — diagram / plan. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture counting beads above a counting board: that is what 数 means — number / count. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 娄 (stacked / numerous) — a figure balancing a tall stack piled up overhead, 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 世 down and you get 廿 (twenty) — two tens fused side by side under a single bar. Picture an abacus with beads slid along its rods, put 世 inside it, and let that scene stand for "world" — world / generation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 正 down and you get 一 (one / a line) — a single line, the very first mark, and beside it 止 (stop / step) — a footprint pressed into the ground. Picture an open ledger book ruled into counted columns, put 正 inside it, and let that scene stand for "correct" — correct. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a banner unfurled to announce something: that is what 声 means — voice. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 士 (warrior / scholar) — a figure standing firm, shoulders held level above straight legs. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 青 down and you get 月 (moon / month) — the moon hanging in a clear night sky. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 青 inside it, and let that scene stand for "blue" — blue. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.