Yao in Mulan
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Yao in Mulan is a short, tough, and hot-headed Chinese soldier who serves as one of Mulan’s loyal and comedic comrades in Disney’s animated film.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Li Shang (Mulan) | 1 |
| Yao in Mulan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6334523 — 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: Yao in Mulan Context triple: [Harvey Fierstein, notableRole, Yao in Mulan]
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A.
Mulan
Mulan is a 1998 animated Disney film that follows a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army and save her country.
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B.
Hua Zhou in Mulan (2020 film)
Hua Zhou in the 2020 live-action film "Mulan" is the title character’s devoted father, a disabled war veteran whose honor and vulnerability motivate Mulan to take his place in battle.
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C.
Snow Ruyi
Snow Ruyi is a landmark ski jumping venue in Zhangjiakou, China, built for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and named for its resemblance to a traditional Chinese ruyi scepter.
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D.
Ballad of Mulan
Ballad of Mulan is a traditional Chinese narrative poem that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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E.
Pujie
Pujie was a Manchu prince of the Qing imperial family and younger brother of the last Emperor of China, Puyi, who played minor political roles during Japan’s occupation of Manchuria.
- 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: Yao in Mulan Target entity description: Yao in Mulan is a short, tough, and hot-headed Chinese soldier who serves as one of Mulan’s loyal and comedic comrades in Disney’s animated film.
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A.
Mulan
Mulan is a 1998 animated Disney film that follows a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army and save her country.
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B.
Hua Zhou in Mulan (2020 film)
Hua Zhou in the 2020 live-action film "Mulan" is the title character’s devoted father, a disabled war veteran whose honor and vulnerability motivate Mulan to take his place in battle.
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C.
Snow Ruyi
Snow Ruyi is a landmark ski jumping venue in Zhangjiakou, China, built for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and named for its resemblance to a traditional Chinese ruyi scepter.
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D.
Ballad of Mulan
Ballad of Mulan is a traditional Chinese narrative poem that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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E.
Pujie
Pujie was a Manchu prince of the Qing imperial family and younger brother of the last Emperor of China, Puyi, who played minor political roles during Japan’s occupation of Manchuria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
ⓘ
animated film character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| alignment | heroic ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Chinese Army ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mulan
ⓘ
Mulan II ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
animated musical film
ⓘ
animated war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | soldiers in the Ballad of Mulan (loosely) ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf |
Chien-Po
ⓘ
Ling ⓘ Mulan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| creator | Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst |
the Huns
ⓘ
linked to:
Huns
|
| firstAppearance |
Mulan (1998 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mulan
|
| franchise | Disney's Mulan franchise ⓘ |
| franchiseOwner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| helps | defend the Emperor of China ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Chinese (in-universe) ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Fa Mulan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mulan
Li Shang ⓘ |
| loyaltyTrait | loyal comrade ⓘ |
| medium | animation ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | comic relief ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
comedic
ⓘ
hot-headed ⓘ short-tempered ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| teamMemberOf | Mulan's comrades ⓘ |
| toneContribution | humor ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
eye patch (in training camp scenes)
ⓘ
short stature ⓘ stocky build ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yao in Mulan Description of subject: Yao in Mulan is a short, tough, and hot-headed Chinese soldier who serves as one of Mulan’s loyal and comedic comrades in Disney’s animated film.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yao in Mulan