A formal noun for something or someone taken as a model to follow. In everyday language, 手本 or 模範 may often be more immediately transparent.
Many people take his way of life as a model.
His conduct became a model for the younger employees.
We take our predecessors as examples and think of new methods.
Her hard work became a model for the younger students.
例 is a neutral word for any example or instance, whereas 範 specifically implies a model worth following, not just any instance.
extent; scope; range
extensive; wide-ranging; broad
norm; standard; model
model; exemplar; example; pattern
category
wide-ranging; extensive; comprehensive; widespread
model; standard; law
instructor; master; teacher · model; exemplar; paragon · normal school; teachers' training college
precedent; model; example
Standard kanji form with the Sino-Japanese reading はん. As an independent noun it is somewhat formal and often appears in set phrases such as 範とする and 範となる.
Sino-Japanese noun read はん. The kanji 範 is conventionally associated with a model, pattern, or standard, as also seen in compounds such as 模範.
setting an example
teaching method; instructional manual
model composition; model essay
great model; grand exemplar
setting an example; demonstration
example; model; precedent
paradigm
top-rank fencing master; hanshi