杨
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杨 is a common Chinese surname with ancient origins and many notable historical and contemporary bearers.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16934931 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 杨 Context triple: [Yang clan, usesChineseSurname, 杨]
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A.
詹
詹 is a Chinese surname and character commonly romanized as "Chan" in Cantonese.
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B.
林
林 is a common Chinese character and surname meaning “forest,” composed of two “tree” radicals and widely used across East Asian languages.
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C.
晏
晏 is a Chinese surname and given name character that historically conveys meanings related to tranquility, serenity, and peacefulness.
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D.
Du Feng
Du Feng is a former Chinese professional basketball player and current coach best known for his long-time success with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association.
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E.
Yu Yishang
Yu Yishang was one of the principal wives of Yuan Shikai, the early 20th-century Chinese military strongman and short-lived emperor of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 杨 Target entity description: 杨 is a common Chinese surname with ancient origins and many notable historical and contemporary bearers.
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A.
詹
詹 is a Chinese surname and character commonly romanized as "Chan" in Cantonese.
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B.
林
林 is a common Chinese character and surname meaning “forest,” composed of two “tree” radicals and widely used across East Asian languages.
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C.
晏
晏 is a Chinese surname and given name character that historically conveys meanings related to tranquility, serenity, and peacefulness.
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D.
Du Feng
Du Feng is a former Chinese professional basketball player and current coach best known for his long-time success with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association.
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E.
Yu Yishang
Yu Yishang was one of the principal wives of Yuan Shikai, the early 20th-century Chinese military strongman and short-lived emperor of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.