商鞅

Traditional form:

商鞅

Pinyin (reading):

Shāng Yāng

Definitions:

• Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國／秦国 ( Qínguó), whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝／秦朝 ( Qíncháo)

Characters:

• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 鞅 - the strap over a horse's neck

Traditional characters:

• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 鞅 - the strap over a horse's neck