Hetian jade
E547595
Hetian jade is a highly prized variety of nephrite jade from China’s Xinjiang region, renowned for its fine texture, rich luster, and cultural significance in Chinese art and ornamentation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hetian jade canonical | 1 |
| Hetian nephrite | 1 |
| Hotan jade | 1 |
| Ngọc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5811242 — 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: Hetian jade Context triple: [Hotan, export, Hetian jade]
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A.
Jade
Jade is a key protagonist in the action-comedy film "Bulletproof Monk," known for her rebellious streak and eventual role in the battle to protect a mystical scroll.
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B.
Jade
Jade is a 1995 neo-noir erotic thriller film known for its intricate murder mystery plot and stylish direction by William Friedkin.
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C.
Jade
Jade is a recurring character in The Hangover film series, known as the Las Vegas stripper and brief wife of Stu who becomes entangled in the group's chaotic misadventures.
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D.
Exquisite Jade Rock
Exquisite Jade Rock is a famous, intricately perforated limestone rock and iconic scholar’s stone prominently displayed in Shanghai’s historic Yu Garden.
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E.
Jadeite Cabbage
Jadeite Cabbage is a famous Qing dynasty jade sculpture carved to resemble a life-sized cabbage with insects, celebrated as one of the most iconic treasures of Chinese art.
- 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: Hetian jade Target entity description: Hetian jade is a highly prized variety of nephrite jade from China’s Xinjiang region, renowned for its fine texture, rich luster, and cultural significance in Chinese art and ornamentation.
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A.
Jade
Jade is a key protagonist in the action-comedy film "Bulletproof Monk," known for her rebellious streak and eventual role in the battle to protect a mystical scroll.
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B.
Jade
Jade is a 1995 neo-noir erotic thriller film known for its intricate murder mystery plot and stylish direction by William Friedkin.
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C.
Jade
Jade is a recurring character in The Hangover film series, known as the Las Vegas stripper and brief wife of Stu who becomes entangled in the group's chaotic misadventures.
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D.
Exquisite Jade Rock
Exquisite Jade Rock is a famous, intricately perforated limestone rock and iconic scholar’s stone prominently displayed in Shanghai’s historic Yu Garden.
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E.
Jadeite Cabbage
Jadeite Cabbage is a famous Qing dynasty jade sculpture carved to resemble a life-sized cabbage with insects, celebrated as one of the most iconic treasures of Chinese art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese cultural artifact
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gemstone ⓘ nephrite jade ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hetian nephrite
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linked to:
Hetian jade
Hotan jade ⓘ
linked to:
Hetian jade
|
| associatedWithConcept |
Confucian virtues
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longevity ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| chemicalComposition | calcium magnesium iron silicate ⓘ |
| color |
black
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green ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with status and power
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symbol of virtue in Chinese culture ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | jadeite ⓘ |
| hardnessOnMohsScale | 6.0–6.5 ⓘ |
| highPrestigePeriod |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalUseSince | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterSystem |
Karakash River
ⓘ
Yurungkash River ⓘ |
| luster |
greasy luster
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soft luster ⓘ |
| mainMineralComponent |
actinolite
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tremolite ⓘ |
| marketClassification |
mountain jade
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river jade ⓘ |
| mineralClass | silicate mineral ⓘ |
| notableVariety | mutton-fat jade ⓘ |
| primarySourceArea |
Hotan
ⓘ
Moyu County ⓘ Yutian County ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Xinjiang ⓘ |
| texture |
fine-grained
ⓘ
oily ⓘ |
| toughness | high ⓘ |
| tradedAlong |
Silk Road
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road routes
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| typicalCarvingMotifs |
Buddhist symbols
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auspicious animals ⓘ dragons ⓘ phoenixes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carvings
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jewelry ⓘ ornaments ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| valuedBy | Chinese imperial court ⓘ |
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: Hetian jade Description of subject: Hetian jade is a highly prized variety of nephrite jade from China’s Xinjiang region, renowned for its fine texture, rich luster, and cultural significance in Chinese art and ornamentation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hetian jade
linked to: Hetian jade
linked to: Hetian jade