You might remember the meaning of the character 稀 with this easy mnemonic:
I diluted my hair dye with grains (禾) and slashed (丿) open some grapes with a beef skewer (巾) to add a cute purple color to it. But it only turned my hair dye pink.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.