Fa Zhou
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Fa Zhou is Mulan’s elderly, honorable father and a former soldier whose injury and devotion to family drive much of the film’s emotional conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fa Zhou canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3249173 — 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: Fa Zhou Context triple: [Mulan (1998 film), character, Fa Zhou]
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A.
Zhou
Zhou is a common Chinese surname borne by many notable figures in Chinese history and politics.
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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.
Wang Jian
Wang Jian was a prominent Qin dynasty general whose military campaigns were crucial in the unification of China under Qin rule.
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D.
Li Shang
Li Shang is a disciplined and honorable Chinese army captain who becomes Mulan’s commanding officer and eventual love interest in Disney’s animated film "Mulan."
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E.
Wei Lihuang
Wei Lihuang was a prominent Nationalist Chinese general best known for his leadership of Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
- 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: Fa Zhou Target entity description: Fa Zhou is Mulan’s elderly, honorable father and a former soldier whose injury and devotion to family drive much of the film’s emotional conflict.
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A.
Zhou
Zhou is a common Chinese surname borne by many notable figures in Chinese history and politics.
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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.
Wang Jian
Wang Jian was a prominent Qin dynasty general whose military campaigns were crucial in the unification of China under Qin rule.
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D.
Li Shang
Li Shang is a disciplined and honorable Chinese army captain who becomes Mulan’s commanding officer and eventual love interest in Disney’s animated film "Mulan."
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E.
Wei Lihuang
Wei Lihuang was a prominent Nationalist Chinese general best known for his leadership of Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Walt Disney Animation Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Feature Animation
|
| appearsIn |
Mulan
ⓘ
Mulan II ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fa Zhou from the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan ⓘ |
| characterArcElement | accepts Mulan’s unconventional path ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| creator | Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Imperial China
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial China (fictionalized)
|
| emotionalSignificance | central to the film’s emotional conflict ⓘ |
| familyName | Fa ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Mulan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fa Mulan
|
| filmDebutYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| franchise | Disney's Mulan franchise ⓘ |
| franchiseRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Zhou ⓘ |
| husbandOf | Fa Li ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| memorableQuote | The greatest gift and honor is having you for a daughter. ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | veteran ⓘ |
| moralView | values honor and obedience to tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Mulan's father and emotional anchor of the story ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to answer the conscription call despite his injury
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is secretly replaced by Mulan in the army ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
devoted to family
ⓘ
honorable ⓘ traditional ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | injured leg ⓘ |
| portrayedByVoice |
Fa Mulan (singing voice) in Mulan
ⓘ
surface form:
Freda Foh Shen (singing voice in some versions, if applicable)
Soon-Tek Oh ⓘ
surface form:
Soon-Tek Oh (original English version)
various voice actors in international dubs ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | patriarch of the Fa family ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | parent of the protagonist ⓘ |
| residence |
Fa family
ⓘ
surface form:
Fa family home
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| sceneType | appears in family courtyard and home scenes ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty
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filial piety ⓘ honor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fa Zhou Description of subject: Fa Zhou is Mulan’s elderly, honorable father and a former soldier whose injury and devotion to family drive much of the film’s emotional conflict.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hua Zhou