You might remember the meaning of the character 尚 with this easy mnemonic:
I hate being tickled (⺍). I would rather live in a down box (冂) and have my mouth (口) sealed shut for the rest of my life. I have yet to find someone who hates being tickled as much as me.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.