You might remember the meaning of the character 醉 with this easy mnemonic:
I'm always intoxicated. From wine (酉), or from the alcohol fumes from that pot after you take off the lid (亠). Man (人), usually I'm sober for only ten (十) minutes a day!
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.