You might remember the meaning of the character 凝 with this easy mnemonic:
Congeal the fat by putting ice (冫) on the meat with a spoon (匕). That way you can make the solid fat into an arrow (矢), a bolt of cloth (疋), or any shape you want.
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.