I know #1 looks completely insane, but I have been studying Chinese for about 2 years, and I just started writing 3 or 4 months ago, and the breakdown of it is actually fairly simple. There's actually a somewhat limited set of characters that are reused over and over again, and I have already learned to write every one of the pieces (*edit: In that particular character). It's already been broken down in a post above me so I won't do it again...
Some characters would be harder for me to remember than this, because this particular character is made up of common used components.
Some characters would be harder for me to remember than this, because this particular character is made up of common used components.