• 典型てんけい — archetype / model example
• 典礼てんれい — liturgy / ceremony
• 典雅てんが — elegance / refined style
• 古典こてん — classic / classical literature
• 字典じてん — character dictionary
• 事典じてん — encyclopedia

This character originally depicted ceremonial items on a stand, representing formal rules or books. Over time, it came to represent canonical texts, models, and codes — anything used as a standard of reference.

彼かれは 典型てんけい的な日本人にほんじんです。
He is a typical Japanese person.

古典こてんを読むよむのが好すきです。
I enjoy reading the classics.

字典じてんを使つかって調しらべました。
I looked it up using a kanji dictionary.