Zhu Xi
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Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zhu Xi canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1007419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Zhu Xi Context triple: [Confucianism, associatedWith, Zhu Xi]
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He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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Kun Huang
Kun Huang was a prominent Chinese physicist and crystallographer known for his influential work in solid-state physics and lattice dynamics.
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Mao Yuanxin
Mao Yuanxin is a Chinese political figure known as Mao Zedong’s nephew who briefly held influential positions during the final years of the Cultural Revolution.
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Confucius
Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
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Ding Ruchang
Ding Ruchang was a late Qing dynasty Chinese naval officer best known for leading the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zhu Xi Target entity description: Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
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A.
He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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B.
Kun Huang
Kun Huang was a prominent Chinese physicist and crystallographer known for his influential work in solid-state physics and lattice dynamics.
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C.
Mao Yuanxin
Mao Yuanxin is a Chinese political figure known as Mao Zedong’s nephew who briefly held influential positions during the final years of the Cultural Revolution.
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D.
Confucius
Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.
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E.
Ding Ruchang
Ding Ruchang was a late Qing dynasty Chinese naval officer best known for leading the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese writer
ⓘ
Confucian scholar ⓘ Neo-Confucian philosopher ⓘ Song dynasty person ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| artName |
Hui’an
ⓘ
Ziyang ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1130-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Song dynasty
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surface form:
Southern Song dynasty
Youxi County, Fujian ⓘ |
| canonizedIn |
Temple of Confucius
ⓘ
surface form:
Confucian Temple
|
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Yuanhui ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1200-04-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Nan’an
ⓘ
surface form:
Nan’an, Fujian
|
| education | studied the Confucian classics ⓘ |
| era | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Zhu ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education theory
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ textual commentary ⓘ |
| givenName |
Xue
ⓘ
surface form:
Xi
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| influenced |
Neo-Confucianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism in China ⓘ Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese Confucianism
|
| influencedBy |
Cheng Hao
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Cheng Yi ⓘ Confucius ⓘ Mencius ⓘ Zhang Zai ⓘ Zhou Dunyi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on the Four Books
ⓘ
Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
surface form:
doctrine of gewu (investigation of things)
establishing the Four Books as core Confucian texts ⓘ systematizing Neo-Confucian philosophy ⓘ theory of li and qi ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| name | Zhu Xi self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu
ⓘ
Commentary on the Four Books ⓘ
surface form:
Collected Commentaries on the Four Books
Commentary on the Four Books ⓘ Family Rituals ⓘ Reflections on Things at Hand ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator
ⓘ
official ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
investigation of things (gewu)
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Li ⓘ
surface form:
li (principle)
qi (material force) ⓘ taiji (Great Ultimate) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Confucianism ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Zhuzi Tomb, Youxi County, Fujian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confucian academy lecturer
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prefectural official in the Song bureaucracy ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Wen Gong ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
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Subject: Zhu Xi Description of subject: Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
Referenced by (19)
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