Yan Hui
E504973
Yan Hui was Confucius’s favorite disciple, renowned for his exceptional virtue, humility, and understanding of Confucian teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yan Hui canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5232928 — 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: Yan Hui Context triple: [Analects, hasKeyFigure, Yan Hui]
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A.
Zigong
Zigong is a historic industrial city in southern Sichuan, China, best known for its ancient salt industry and renowned dinosaur fossil sites.
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B.
Zengzi
Zengzi was a prominent disciple of Confucius, renowned for his moral integrity and influential role in the development and transmission of Confucian thought.
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C.
Junzi
Junzi is a central Confucian ideal of the morally exemplary "gentleman" or noble person who embodies virtue, righteousness, and proper conduct.
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D.
Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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E.
Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu was a prominent Chinese statesman and military strategist of the late Spring and Autumn period, best known for helping the State of Wu rise to power and for his enduring legacy in Chinese historical and cultural tradition.
- 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: Yan Hui Target entity description: Yan Hui was Confucius’s favorite disciple, renowned for his exceptional virtue, humility, and understanding of Confucian teachings.
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A.
Zigong
Zigong is a historic industrial city in southern Sichuan, China, best known for its ancient salt industry and renowned dinosaur fossil sites.
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B.
Zengzi
Zengzi was a prominent disciple of Confucius, renowned for his moral integrity and influential role in the development and transmission of Confucian thought.
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C.
Junzi
Junzi is a central Confucian ideal of the morally exemplary "gentleman" or noble person who embodies virtue, righteousness, and proper conduct.
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D.
Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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E.
Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu was a prominent Chinese statesman and military strategist of the late Spring and Autumn period, best known for helping the State of Wu rise to power and for his enduring legacy in Chinese historical and cultural tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosopher
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Confucian disciple ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | joy in practicing the Way ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | State of Lu ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
contentment in poverty
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diligence in learning ⓘ modesty ⓘ respect for ritual ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Ziyuan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | venerated figure in East Asian Confucian culture ⓘ |
| deathCause | early death (traditionally illness) ⓘ |
| era | Spring and Autumn period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Yan ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hui ⓘ |
| honoredAs | Confucian sage ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Confucian ethical tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being Confucius’s favorite disciple
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exceptional virtue ⓘ humility ⓘ understanding of Confucian teachings ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Analects
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Mencius ⓘ |
| moralExemplarFor | later Confucian scholars ⓘ |
| name | Yan Hui ⓘ |
| nationality | Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation | scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Confucianism ⓘ |
| posthumousReputation | embodiment of Confucian ideals ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Confucius ⓘ |
| relationshipToConfucius | favorite disciple ⓘ |
| roleInConfucianism |
model disciple
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paragon of moral self-cultivation ⓘ |
| studentOf | Confucius ⓘ |
| teacher | Confucius ⓘ |
| virtue | ren (benevolence) ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Confucian temples
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Confucius
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yan Hui Description of subject: Yan Hui was Confucius’s favorite disciple, renowned for his exceptional virtue, humility, and understanding of Confucian teachings.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.