You might remember the meaning of the character 御 with this easy mnemonic:
Step (彳) aside, I don't need you to defend me. I will slash (丿) my enemies in half without a drop of tear in my dry (干) eyes. I can stop (止) ten (十) men in their tracks just by showing them this seal (卩).
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.