商鞅(shāng yāng)

2 characters

Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher…

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Word information

Pinyin
shāng yāng
Meaning
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦国, whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
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