Triple
T8382589
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kwan |
E197729
|
entity |
| Predicate | isVariantOfSurname |
P16885
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Guan
Guan is a common Chinese surname with historical roots and multiple romanized variants, including Kwan.
|
E731769
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Guan | Statement: [Kwan, isVariantOfSurname, Guan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guan Context triple: [Kwan, isVariantOfSurname, Guan]
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A.
Ganlu
Ganlu was a historical Chinese era name used during the Cao Wei state of the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Gao
Gao is a Chinese surname historically associated with the Jewish community of Kaifeng, one of the oldest Jewish diasporas in China.
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C.
Gao
Gao is a historic city in eastern Mali that served as a major trading center and former capital of the Songhai Empire along the Niger River.
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D.
Gao
Gao is an Oceanic language of the Southeast Solomonic group spoken in the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Enlai
Enlai is the given name of Zhou Enlai, the prominent first Premier of the People's Republic of China and a key figure in Chinese Communist history.
- 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: Guan Triple: [Kwan, isVariantOfSurname, Guan]
Generated description
Guan is a common Chinese surname with historical roots and multiple romanized variants, including Kwan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guan Target entity description: Guan is a common Chinese surname with historical roots and multiple romanized variants, including Kwan.
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A.
Ganlu
Ganlu was a historical Chinese era name used during the Cao Wei state of the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Gao
Gao is a Chinese surname historically associated with the Jewish community of Kaifeng, one of the oldest Jewish diasporas in China.
-
C.
Gao
Gao is a historic city in eastern Mali that served as a major trading center and former capital of the Songhai Empire along the Niger River.
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D.
Gao
Gao is an Oceanic language of the Southeast Solomonic group spoken in the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Enlai
Enlai is the given name of Zhou Enlai, the prominent first Premier of the People's Republic of China and a key figure in Chinese Communist history.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isVariantOfSurname Context triple: [Kwan, isVariantOfSurname, Guan]
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A.
surnameVariant
chosen
Indicates that one surname is an alternative spelling, form, or variation of another surname.
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B.
isMatronymicOf
Indicates that one entity is a name or designation derived from the mother of another entity, typically used as that entity’s family or identifying name.
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C.
associatedSurname
Indicates that one entity has a surname that is linked or connected to another entity, such as a person, family, or name record.
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D.
isCountableAsSurname
Indicates that something can be considered or treated as a valid surname for counting or classification purposes.
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E.
hasBaseSurname
Indicates that an entity’s surname is derived from, or fundamentally corresponds to, a specified base or canonical surname.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ca82f64c188190af4e1608036b865d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb80ddc0f08190a90d4d9070bf713b |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce02c0664481908f3c79246350a248 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce064211e48190b558d4355be659ba |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce07a390048190ac26a7e3d3d561e0 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cb70cfe82881909fe374ba52649e84 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:02 p.m.