驚堂板

惊堂板
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 驚 jīng
  1. to startle
  2. to be frightened
  3. to be scared
  4. alarm
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 老闆, boss
=3 板 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old)