You might remember the meaning of the character 廉 with this easy mnemonic:
I'd like an inexpensive house on the dotted cliff (广) so I never have to see anyone or shave my eyebrows (丷) again. I only want to see pigs with cute snouts (彐) eating grain (禾) and enjoying life.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.