You might remember the meaning of the character 覆 with this easy mnemonic:
I always end up overturning the pot (覀) when I cook and stepping (彳) in sauce. I think I'll just grab my staff (亻) and sit under the sun (日) while you all go (夂) slowly (夊) around me and pick up my mess.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.