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