商鞅

shāng yāng

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 商鞅

商鞅变法
shāng yāng biàn fǎ

Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination

Child Words of 商鞅

商
shāng

commerce

鞅
yāng

martingale (part of a horse's harness)

鞅
yàng

wooden yoke for a draft ox