You might remember the meaning of the character 翼 with this easy mnemonic:
I wish I had wings and feathers (羽), so I could fly over my field (田) with my two hands (廾) in one (一) second, instead of having to spend eight (八) minutes walking from one end to another.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.