yin and yang
E542498
Chinese philosophical concept
complementarity principle
cosmological principle
dualist concept
metaphysical concept
Yin and yang is a fundamental Chinese philosophical concept describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected, interdependent, and complementary aspects of a unified whole.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yin-Yang theory | 3 |
| yin-yang | 2 |
| Taiji (yin-yang symbol) | 1 |
| Yin Yang | 1 |
| Yin-Yang and Five Phases cosmology | 1 |
| Yin-Yang cosmology | 1 |
| yin and yang canonical | 1 |
| yin-yang theory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5680230 — 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: yin and yang Context triple: [Qi, relatedConcept, yin and yang]
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A.
Yin & Yang
"Yin & Yang" is a track from the album "China," likely drawing on the traditional Chinese philosophical concept of dualistic balance and harmony.
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B.
Yin
Yin was the last and most prominent capital city of China’s Shang dynasty, serving as its political and cultural center.
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C.
taiji (Great Ultimate)
Taiji (the Great Ultimate) is a central Neo-Confucian metaphysical principle, especially in Zhu Xi’s philosophy, signifying the ultimate source and organizing pattern of all reality and cosmic order.
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D.
Tao
Tao is a Chinese surname shared by numerous individuals, including the renowned mathematician Terence Tao.
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E.
Neidan
Neidan is a traditional Daoist internal alchemy practice focused on refining body, mind, and spirit to achieve spiritual transformation and longevity.
- 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: yin and yang Target entity description: Yin and yang is a fundamental Chinese philosophical concept describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected, interdependent, and complementary aspects of a unified whole.
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A.
Yin & Yang
"Yin & Yang" is a track from the album "China," likely drawing on the traditional Chinese philosophical concept of dualistic balance and harmony.
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B.
Yin
Yin was the last and most prominent capital city of China’s Shang dynasty, serving as its political and cultural center.
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C.
taiji (Great Ultimate)
Taiji (the Great Ultimate) is a central Neo-Confucian metaphysical principle, especially in Zhu Xi’s philosophy, signifying the ultimate source and organizing pattern of all reality and cosmic order.
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D.
Tao
Tao is a Chinese surname shared by numerous individuals, including the renowned mathematician Terence Tao.
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E.
Neidan
Neidan is a traditional Daoist internal alchemy practice focused on refining body, mind, and spirit to achieve spiritual transformation and longevity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical concept
ⓘ
complementarity principle ⓘ cosmological principle ⓘ dualist concept ⓘ metaphysical concept ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
acupuncture theory
ⓘ
diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ dietary therapy in Chinese medicine ⓘ geomancy ⓘ qigong practice ⓘ taijiquan ⓘ
linked to:
Tai Chi
|
| associatedWith |
Chinese cosmology
ⓘ
Chinese martial arts ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Daoism ⓘ
linked to:
Taoism
I Ching ⓘ feng shui ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ
linked to:
Traditional Chinese medicine
|
| coreIdea |
each side contains seed of the other
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harmony arises from balance ⓘ opposites are interdependent ⓘ opposites transform into each other ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| describes |
complementarity of opposites
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cyclical change ⓘ dynamic balance ⓘ interdependence of opposites ⓘ unity of opposites ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
context-dependent
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dynamic ⓘ non-absolute duality ⓘ relational ⓘ |
| hasPart |
yang
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yin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese aesthetics
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Chinese alchemy ⓘ Chinese astrology ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese zodiac
Chinese medicine theory ⓘ Chinese political thought ⓘ East Asian philosophy ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | balance rather than absolute good or evil ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Dao
ⓘ
Five Elements ⓘ |
| spatialAssociation | heaven and earth ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | taijitu ⓘ |
| temporalAssociation | day and night cycle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: yin and yang Description of subject: Yin and yang is a fundamental Chinese philosophical concept describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected, interdependent, and complementary aspects of a unified whole.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
qi
linked to: yin and yang
subject linked to:
taiji (Great Ultimate)
linked to: yin and yang
subject linked to:
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese text named after Huainan kingdom)
linked to: yin and yang
linked to: yin and yang
linked to: yin and yang
linked to: yin and yang
linked to: yin and yang
linked to: yin and yang