Year of the Dog
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Year of the Dog is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with loyalty, honesty, and people born in specific lunar calendar years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Year of the Dog canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6328393 — 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 Dog Context triple: [Lunar series coins, hasDesignSubject, Year of the Dog]
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Year of the Dog... Again
"Year of the Dog... Again" is a 2006 studio album by American rapper DMX that continues his gritty, aggressive style with themes of struggle, street life, and personal turmoil.
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B.
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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C.
Year of the Tiger
Year of the Tiger is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with courage, power, and competitiveness, representing people born in specific lunar years linked to the tiger.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Dog Target entity description: Year of the Dog is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with loyalty, honesty, and people born in specific lunar calendar years.
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A.
Year of the Dog... Again
"Year of the Dog... Again" is a 2006 studio album by American rapper DMX that continues his gritty, aggressive style with themes of struggle, street life, and personal turmoil.
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B.
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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C.
Year of the Tiger
Year of the Tiger is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with courage, power, and competitiveness, representing people born in specific lunar years linked to the tiger.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Chinese zodiac sign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cautiousness
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faithfulness ⓘ friendship ⓘ honesty ⓘ justice ⓘ loyal friends ⓘ loyalty ⓘ pessimism ⓘ protectiveness ⓘ reliability ⓘ sense of duty ⓘ straightforwardness ⓘ strong moral principles ⓘ stubbornness ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirection | northwest ⓘ |
| associatedWithEarthlyBranch | 戌 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEarthlyBranchPinyin | xū ⓘ |
| associatedWithFixedElement | Earth ⓘ |
| associatedWithPersonalityTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
critical ⓘ helpful ⓘ responsible ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | autumn ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimeOfDay | 7 pm to 9 pm ⓘ |
| associatedWithTrine | Third Trine ⓘ |
| associatedWithYinYang | Yang ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| consideredCompatibleWith |
Year of the Horse
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Year of the Rabbit ⓘ Year of the Tiger ⓘ |
| consideredLessCompatibleWith |
Year of the Dragon
ⓘ
Year of the Goat ⓘ Year of the Rooster ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | China ⓘ |
| cycleLength | 12 years ⓘ |
| elementCycleLength | 60 years ⓘ |
| follows | Year of the Rooster ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Dog ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese zodiac ⓘ |
| positionInChineseZodiac | 11 ⓘ |
| precedes | Year of the Pig ⓘ |
| trineCompanions |
Year of the Horse
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Year of the Tiger ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese astrology
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linked to:
Chinese zodiac
Chinese culture ⓘ East Asian zodiac systems ⓘ Japanese zodiac ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese zodiac
Korean zodiac ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese zodiac
Vietnamese zodiac ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Year of the Dog Description of subject: Year of the Dog is a Chinese zodiac sign associated with loyalty, honesty, and people born in specific lunar calendar years.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.