Cheng Hao
E520057
Cheng Hao was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for developing the School of Principle alongside his brother Cheng Yi and shaping later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cheng Hao canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233075 — 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: Cheng Hao Context triple: [Zhu Xi, influencedBy, Cheng Hao]
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Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
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B.
Wang Yangming
Wang Yangming was a prominent Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, statesman, and general best known for his influential doctrine of the unity of knowledge and action and the innate moral knowledge of the mind.
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C.
Zhu Houxi
Zhu Houxi was a Ming dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as a son of the Hongzhi Emperor of China.
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D.
Wang Zhen
Wang Zhen was a prominent Chinese Communist military commander and one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People’s Republic of China.
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E.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
- 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: Cheng Hao Target entity description: Cheng Hao was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for developing the School of Principle alongside his brother Cheng Yi and shaping later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
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A.
Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi was a 12th-century Chinese philosopher and scholar whose synthesis of Confucian thought became the foundation of Neo-Confucianism and dominated East Asian intellectual life for centuries.
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B.
Wang Yangming
Wang Yangming was a prominent Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, statesman, and general best known for his influential doctrine of the unity of knowledge and action and the innate moral knowledge of the mind.
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C.
Zhu Houxi
Zhu Houxi was a Ming dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as a son of the Hongzhi Emperor of China.
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D.
Wang Zhen
Wang Zhen was a prominent Chinese Communist military commander and one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People’s Republic of China.
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E.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Confucian philosopher
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Song dynasty philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1032 ⓘ |
| civilService | Song dynasty civil service ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | School of Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Cheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1085 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Northern Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Confucian classics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| givenName | Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lu Jiuyuan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ later Neo-Confucian thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
NERFINISHED
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Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Dunyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the School of Principle with Cheng Yi
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emphasis on moral self-cultivation ⓘ integration of metaphysics and ethics ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cheng Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 程顥 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
heavenly principle
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li (principle) ⓘ unity of li and human nature ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
scholar-official ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
human nature as good
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unity of mind and principle ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Neo-Confucianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
School of Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousReputation | recognized as a key precursor to Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucian synthesis ⓘ |
| primarySources | recorded sayings and writings preserved by disciples ⓘ |
| region | Northern Song China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | early systematizer of Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| sibling | Cheng Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught | disciples of the Cheng brothers ⓘ |
| tradition | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cheng Hao Description of subject: Cheng Hao was an influential 11th-century Neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song dynasty, known for developing the School of Principle alongside his brother Cheng Yi and shaping later thinkers such as Zhu Xi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.