Triple

T4090555
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tan E87692 entity
Predicate romanizationOf P2508 FINISHED
Object Chinese surname Tan (談)
Chinese surname Tan (談) is a less common Chinese family name that is romanized as "Tan" in Mandarin and associated with the character 談, meaning "to talk" or "to discuss."
 E413070 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Chinese surname Tan (談) | Statement: [Tan, romanizationOf, Chinese surname Tan (談)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Chinese surname Tan (談)
Context triple: [Tan, romanizationOf, Chinese surname Tan (談)]
  • A. Nie (Chinese surname)
    Nie is a Chinese surname with historical and cultural significance, borne by various notable figures across Chinese history and modern society.
  • B. Jiao (Chinese surname)
    Jiao is a Chinese surname with historical and cultural significance, borne by various figures across Chinese history and appearing in diverse regional and ethnic contexts.
  • C. Ai (Chinese surname)
    Ai is a Chinese surname (written 艾 in Chinese) borne by various Han Chinese lineages and notable historical and contemporary figures.
  • D. Chan (Cantonese for 詹 or 占 etc.)
    Chan is the Cantonese romanization of the Chinese surname 詹 (and sometimes 占), corresponding to the Mandarin romanization Zhan.
  • E. Yang clan
    The Yang clan is a historically prominent Chinese family lineage known for producing influential military leaders, scholars, and officials across various dynasties.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Chinese surname Tan (談)
Triple: [Tan, romanizationOf, Chinese surname Tan (談)]
Generated description
Chinese surname Tan (談) is a less common Chinese family name that is romanized as "Tan" in Mandarin and associated with the character 談, meaning "to talk" or "to discuss."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Chinese surname Tan (談)
Target entity description: Chinese surname Tan (談) is a less common Chinese family name that is romanized as "Tan" in Mandarin and associated with the character 談, meaning "to talk" or "to discuss."
  • A. Nie (Chinese surname)
    Nie is a Chinese surname with historical and cultural significance, borne by various notable figures across Chinese history and modern society.
  • B. Jiao (Chinese surname)
    Jiao is a Chinese surname with historical and cultural significance, borne by various figures across Chinese history and appearing in diverse regional and ethnic contexts.
  • C. Ai (Chinese surname)
    Ai is a Chinese surname (written 艾 in Chinese) borne by various Han Chinese lineages and notable historical and contemporary figures.
  • D. Chan (Cantonese for 詹 or 占 etc.)
    Chan is the Cantonese romanization of the Chinese surname 詹 (and sometimes 占), corresponding to the Mandarin romanization Zhan.
  • E. Yang clan
    The Yang clan is a historically prominent Chinese family lineage known for producing influential military leaders, scholars, and officials across various dynasties.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69aed94425148190be337845d56fac22 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefcab0a1c8190a1b0ca48ebc95b31 completed March 9, 2026, 5 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b56b69a7908190a53839f7ebfd011c completed March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b56c29c72081909e6ef890dde593dd completed March 14, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b56ca671d0819097760161832998b0 completed March 14, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:39 p.m.