• 典型てんけい — archetype / model example
• 典礼てんれい — liturgy / ceremony
• 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.