You might remember the meaning of the character 循 with this easy mnemonic:
You have to abide by my rules, taking one step (彳) at a time when you're climbing up the cliff (厂). You are ten (十) meters off the ground, so keep a sharp eye (目) out for danger.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.