Year of the Ox
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Year of the Ox is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with traits like diligence, reliability, and strength, often featured in commemorative designs and cultural celebrations during its lunar year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Year of the Ox canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6328384 — 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: Year of the Ox Context triple: [Lunar series coins, hasDesignSubject, Year of the Ox]
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A.
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit is a British period comedy-crime television series set in Victorian London, following a grizzled detective and his partners as they investigate bizarre and often absurd cases.
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B.
Year of the Horse
"Year of the Horse" is a live album and concert film by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, capturing performances from their mid-1990s tour.
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C.
Year of the Rat
Year of the Rat is the first sign in the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing intelligence, resourcefulness, and new beginnings in the lunar calendar cycle.
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D.
Year of the Goat
Year of the Goat is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, symbolizing traits such as creativity, gentleness, and compassion, and is widely featured in cultural celebrations and themed collectibles.
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E.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino that follows a hard-edged New York police captain battling organized crime in Chinatown.
- 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: Year of the Ox Target entity description: Year of the Ox is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with traits like diligence, reliability, and strength, often featured in commemorative designs and cultural celebrations during its lunar year.
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A.
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit is a British period comedy-crime television series set in Victorian London, following a grizzled detective and his partners as they investigate bizarre and often absurd cases.
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B.
Year of the Horse
"Year of the Horse" is a live album and concert film by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, capturing performances from their mid-1990s tour.
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C.
Year of the Rat
Year of the Rat is the first sign in the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing intelligence, resourcefulness, and new beginnings in the lunar calendar cycle.
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D.
Year of the Goat
Year of the Goat is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, symbolizing traits such as creativity, gentleness, and compassion, and is widely featured in cultural celebrations and themed collectibles.
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E.
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino that follows a hard-edged New York police captain battling organized crime in Chinatown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese zodiac year
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astrological sign ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | Ox ⓘ |
| associatedTrait |
conscientiousness
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dependability ⓘ diligence ⓘ endurance ⓘ hard work ⓘ patience ⓘ persistence ⓘ practicality ⓘ reliability ⓘ stability ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor |
gold
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red ⓘ |
| associatedWithElement |
Earth
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Fire ⓘ Metal ⓘ Water ⓘ Wood ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Lunar New Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Spring Festival
|
| associatedWithYinYang | Yin ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
banknote designs
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commemorative coins ⓘ festival decorations ⓘ postage stamps ⓘ themed merchandise ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of hard work
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symbol of perseverance ⓘ symbol of reliability ⓘ |
| cycleLength | 12 years ⓘ |
| follows | Year of the Rat ⓘ |
| hasNumberInCycle | 2 ⓘ |
| observedIn |
China
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Chinese diaspora communities ⓘ Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Macau ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| partOf | Chinese zodiac ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | sexagenary cycle ⓘ |
| precedes | Year of the Tiger ⓘ |
| repeatsEvery | 12 years ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese astrology
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linked to:
Chinese zodiac
East Asian astrology ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Year of the Ox Description of subject: Year of the Ox is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with traits like diligence, reliability, and strength, often featured in commemorative designs and cultural celebrations during its lunar year.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.