You might remember the meaning of the character 拖 with this easy mnemonic:
My mom drags me along on her daily run, even if we have to use an umbrella (扌) in the rain, or use a staff (亻) to fend off snakes (乚) on our running trail.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.