Cao Chong
E787210
Cao Chong was a famously precocious son of the warlord Cao Cao, best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant during the late Eastern Han period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cao Chong canonical | 4 |
| Cao Chong (younger half-brothers and half-sisters, various) | 1 |
| 曹沖 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9247221 — 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: Cao Chong Context triple: [Cao Cao, child, Cao Chong]
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A.
Ma Liang
Ma Liang was a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period of China, known primarily as the younger brother of the Shu strategist Ma Su and for his own service under Liu Bei.
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B.
Liu Cang
Liu Cang was a prince of the Eastern Han dynasty, known primarily as a son of Emperor Guangwu of Han.
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C.
Kong He
Kong He was the father of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and a minor aristocratic military officer in the state of Lu.
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D.
Jia-Chien
Jia-Chien is one of the central daughters in Ang Lee's film "Eat Drink Man Woman," portrayed as a modern, career-focused woman navigating family expectations and personal desires in contemporary Taipei.
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E.
Xiong Huai
Xiong Huai was an ancient Chinese monarch who ruled the state of Chu during the Warring States period.
- 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: Cao Chong Target entity description: Cao Chong was a famously precocious son of the warlord Cao Cao, best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant during the late Eastern Han period.
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A.
Ma Liang
Ma Liang was a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period of China, known primarily as the younger brother of the Shu strategist Ma Su and for his own service under Liu Bei.
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B.
Liu Cang
Liu Cang was a prince of the Eastern Han dynasty, known primarily as a son of Emperor Guangwu of Han.
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C.
Kong He
Kong He was the father of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and a minor aristocratic military officer in the state of Lu.
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D.
Jia-Chien
Jia-Chien is one of the central daughters in Ang Lee's film "Eat Drink Man Woman," portrayed as a modern, career-focused woman navigating family expectations and personal desires in contemporary Taipei.
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E.
Xiong Huai
Xiong Huai was an ancient Chinese monarch who ruled the state of Chu during the Warring States period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese person
ⓘ
child prodigy ⓘ historical figure ⓘ male ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 12 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cao Wei (founding family)
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Cao
|
| birthYear | 196 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Cangshu ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | appears in later retellings and children’s stories about ingenuity ⓘ |
| deathYear | 208 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
late Eastern Han period
ⓘ
linked to:
Jian’an era of Emperor Xian of Han
|
| familyName | Cao ⓘ |
| father | Cao Cao ⓘ |
| fatherTitle |
King of Wei
ⓘ
warlord ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Chong ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Three Kingdoms era (context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Three Kingdoms
|
| historicalStatus | non-heir son of Cao Cao ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being precociously intelligent as a child
ⓘ
method of weighing an elephant ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | used as an example in education to illustrate problem-solving skills ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Huan ⓘ |
| nationality | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
曹沖
ⓘ
linked to:
Cao Chong
|
| notableAnecdote | Cao Chong weighed an elephant by using displacement of water and comparing the weight of stones loaded on a ship. ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cleverness
ⓘ
kind disposition (as described in historical texts) ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Xu (Xuchang)
ⓘ
linked to:
Xuchang
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| posthumousReputation | symbol of child genius in Chinese culture ⓘ |
| region | China ⓘ |
| romanization | Cáo Chōng ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cao Ang
ⓘ
Cao Chong (younger half-brothers and half-sisters, various) ⓘ
linked to:
Cao Chong
Cao Pi ⓘ Cao Xiong ⓘ Cao Zhang ⓘ Cao Zhi ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
ⓘ
Sanguozhi (Records of the Three Kingdoms) by Chen Shou ⓘ
linked to:
Records of the Three Kingdoms
|
| timeframe | 2nd–3rd century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cao Chong Description of subject: Cao Chong was a famously precocious son of the warlord Cao Cao, best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant during the late Eastern Han period.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cao Chong