楷模
kǎi mó · HSK 7
model
🏆 楷 kǎi (model script) + 模 mó (mould/pattern) = a mould worth copying
楷 is the regular script standard scribes followed; 模 mó is a casting mould. Together: a person or thing so exemplary others are cast from the same mould. 模 also appears in 模型 (model) and 模仿 (imitate).