号
JLPT HSK 1

háo, hào
Top: mouth 口, bottom: winding seaweed 丂 (here: the number "5")
When the mouth says "5" it is a number.

	考
JLPT HSK 2

kǎo
At top: old man 耂, below: wound seeweed 丂
From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.

	巧
JLPT HSK 4

qiǎo
Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.

	污
JLPT HSK 4

wū
Left: water 氵, right: deficiency 亏 (one 一, winding seaweed 丂)
For the good water already one (single) seaweed (is enough) to make it dirty.

	聘
JLPT HSK 4

pìn
Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seeweed 丂 [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments.

	烤
JLPT HSK 4

kǎo
Left: fire 火, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.

	亏
JLPT HSK 5

kuī
One 一 and winding seaweed 丂
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency.

	夸
JLPT HSK 5

kuā
Top: big 大, below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one 一 winding seaweed 丂 means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw 咢 (= two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
With a big jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.

	朽
JLPT HSK 6

xiǔ
Left: tree 木, right: seaweed 丂
Trees become like seaweed when they are decaying.

	窍
JLPT HSK 6

qiào
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.

	愕
JLPT no HSK

è
Left: feelings 忄, right: jaw 咢 (two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
The feeling of a jaw wide open is: being startled.

	兮
JLPT no HSK

xī

"Eight 八 seaweeds 丂" as exclamation

	粤
JLPT no HSK

yuè
Top: container 口 with a handle 丶 and rice 米, bottom: winding seaweed 丂
Here's the island 口 Hong Kong, which became rich from rice 米, while the rest had only water plants 丂: the district of Canton.

	拷
JLPT no HSK

kǎo
Left: hand 扌, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.

	铐
JLPT no HSK

kào
Left: metal 钅/金, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff).