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鞅
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leather strap over

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Implements
yāng
オウ、ヨウ
むながい
앙
Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.
Components
革 leather+ 央 center =
鞅 leather strap over
革 Meaning component
gé leather
leather, animal hides
央 Phonetic component
yāng center
center, conclude, run out
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Notes
Similar Characters
勒 tighten羁 restrain (simp)羈 halter (trad)靳 strap on a horse's breast靴 boots靶 splashboard靼 tartars鞋 shoes鞍 saddle鞏 strengthen (trad)鞑 tatars (simp)鞒 mud shoe (simp)鞔 sides or uppers鞘 scabbard鞠 bow respectfully鞣 tan鞦 leather stap (trad)鞭 whip鞮 leather shoes鞯 saddle blanket (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鞅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鞅 [yāng]
martingale (leather strap in horse harness); discontented
Japanese
鞅 、 胸懸 、 胸繋 、 胸掛 むながい 、 むなかき (old) 同音
noun martingale
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
商鞅 [Shāng​Yāng] #41,335
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]
商鞅变法 [Shāng​Yāng​biàn​fǎ] #55,855
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
商鞅变法 [Shāng​Yāng​biàn​fǎ] #55,855
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
逸尘断鞅 [yì​chén​duàn​yāng]
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
逸尘断鞅 [yì​chén​duàn​yāng]
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
鞅掌 [yāng​zhǎng]
busy
鞅牛 [yǎng​niú]
cattle harnessed for plowing
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
怏々 [おうおう] #92,236
discontented
鞅 [むながい] #149,579
martingale
鞅掌 [おうしょう] #232,416
being busy with
三懸 [さんがい] #315,981
headstall, martingale, and crupper