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by timerol 2875 days ago
I'm actively making my way through Heisig's Remembering the Kanji, and am currently around 650 kanji. Here's an example that I found funny, combining 立 (stand), with 里 (pictograph of computer - see the monitor and keyboard, though the actual meaning is different):

童 means juvenile. Imagine someone who is so childish that they jump on top of their computer in anger when it blue screens. I've always gotten this flashcard within 5 seconds with Anki, and generally chuckled to myself as well.