惊堂板

驚堂板
jīngtángbǎn
  1. (dated) wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order
  2. wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 惊 jīng
  1. to startle
  2. to be frightened
  3. to be scared
  4. alarm
=1 惊 lǎng only used in 懭悢／𰐾悢 (kuǎnglǎng)
=1 惊 jīng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sorrowful
  2. sorrowful
2 堂 táng
  1. (main) hall
  2. large room for a specific purpose
  3. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  4. of the same clan
  5. classifier for classes, lectures etc
  6. classifier for sets of furniture

classifier: 間
=3 板 bǎn
  1. board
  2. plank
  3. plate
  4. shutter
  5. table tennis bat
  6. clappers (music)
  7. accented beat in Chinese music
  8. hard
  9. stiff
  10. to stop smiling or look serious

classifier: 塊
=3 板 bǎn see 老板, boss
=3 板 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old)