You might remember the meaning of the character 抵 with this easy mnemonic:
What is the hold-up? I've presented my umbrella (扌) to the clan (氏) leader, and I've drawn a dot (丶) on my forehead as per your request, now let me in your village!
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.