板
bǎn
see 老闆|老板, boss
Wood (木) + sound (反) = a plank, as in the boss's wooden board
木 grounds the character in a physical wooden plank or tablet. 反 mainly contributes the sound bǎn; the connection to 'boss' comes from 老板, where 板 originally referred to the wooden counter or board behind which a shop owner stood.
反To turn overPhonetic
木WoodSemantic
老板每天早上八点就到店里了。
lǎo bǎn měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn jiù dào diàn lǐ le。
The boss arrives at the shop every day at eight in the morning.
你们老板对员工要求很严格吗？
nǐ men lǎo bǎn duì yuán gōng yāo qiú hěn yán gé ma？
Is your boss very strict with the employees?