鞅

yāng/yàng

martingale (part of a horse's harness); used in 鞅鞅 (yāng yāng)

Meaning

yāng as in 鞅掌 yang1

yàng as in 牛鞅 yang4

牛鞅niúyàngwooden yoke for a draft ox
鞅牛yàngniúox harnessed for plowing
鞅掌yāngzhǎng(literary) busy (with work etc)
鞅鞅yāngyāngdissatisfied; displeased; aggrieved
逸尘断鞅yìchénduànyānglit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
商鞅ShāngYāngShang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦国 (Qín guó), whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝 (Qín cháo)
商鞅变法ShāngYāngbiànfǎShang 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