Question

搭 board, load (a vehicle), ride S 手: hand荅: adzuki beans; thick 手 4 (none) board When you board the ship on the way out from Hawaii a beautiful crewmember takes her fingers and fits a lei around you ....a lei is flowers fitted together with your fingers.

Accepted Answer

トウ 1 1472 12 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic Ok, this is a little wierd, but i took this back to the kanji for pagoda (#254). I think it helps simplify the image, and also helps anchor the pagoda kanji in memory better as an added bonus. say this aloud once, and i think it will bring out a vivid image very quickly: "Now boarding the pagoda ride. Please keep your fingers inside at all times...".

Kanji	搭
Onyomi	トウ
English	board, load (a vehicle), ride
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1472
Components	手: hand 荅: adzuki beans; thick
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	board
Koohii Story 1	Ok, this is a little wierd, but i took this back to the kanji for pagoda (#254). I think it helps simplify the image, and also helps anchor the pagoda kanji in memory better as an added bonus. say this aloud once, and i think it will bring out a vivid image very quickly: "Now boarding the pagoda ride. Please keep your fingers inside at all times...".
Koohii Story 2	When you board the ship on the way out from Hawaii a beautiful crewmember takes her fingers and fits a lei around you ....a lei is flowers fitted together with your fingers.

I Pagoda Board Kanji Helps Fingers Lei 搭