Wan
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Wan is a Chinese surname borne by various individuals, including the renowned playwright Cao Yu, whose original family name was Wan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12054904 — 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: Wan Context triple: [Cao Yu, familyName, Wan]
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A.
Wanze
Wanze is a municipality in eastern Belgium situated along the Meuse River in the Walloon Region.
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B.
Wansin
Wansin is a village in the municipality of Hannut in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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C.
Waner
Waner is a surname most notably associated with Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Waner, a star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century.
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D.
Wintuan
Wintuan is a small group of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often classified within the proposed Penutian language phylum.
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E.
Wanaruah
Wanaruah is an alternative ethnonym for the Wonnarua, an Aboriginal Australian people traditionally associated with the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
- 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: Wan Target entity description: Wan is a Chinese surname borne by various individuals, including the renowned playwright Cao Yu, whose original family name was Wan.
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A.
Wanze
Wanze is a municipality in eastern Belgium situated along the Meuse River in the Walloon Region.
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B.
Wansin
Wansin is a village in the municipality of Hannut in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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C.
Waner
Waner is a surname most notably associated with Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Waner, a star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century.
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D.
Wintuan
Wintuan is a small group of Native American languages historically spoken in northern California, often classified within the proposed Penutian language phylum.
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E.
Wanaruah
Wanaruah is an alternative ethnonym for the Wonnarua, an Aboriginal Australian people traditionally associated with the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.