商鞅 shāng yāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]

CHARACTERS

商 shāng
HSK 1
commerce, business, trade
鞅 yāng leather strap over horse's neck