You might remember the meaning of the character 搭 with this easy mnemonic:
She brings an umbrella (扌) with flowers (艹) on it whenever he takes the train so she can defend herself from creepy men (人) with cheesy one (一) liners and smelly mouths (口).
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.