Triple

T9712129
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Yan (surname) E235045 entity
Predicate canBeWrittenAs P12679 FINISHED
Object 燕
燕 is a common Chinese character used both as a surname and in given names, often associated with swallows and the ancient State of Yan.
 E724937 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: 燕 | Statement: [Yan (surname), canBeWrittenAs, 燕]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 燕
Context triple: [Yan (surname), canBeWrittenAs, 燕]
  • A. Tsuru
    Tsuru is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic setting near Mount Fuji and its educational institutions.
  • B. Tsubame
    Tsubame is a Japanese Shinkansen train service that operates on the Kyushu Shinkansen line in southern Japan.
  • C. Hirundo
    Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
  • D. Chalciope
    Chalciope is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and often associated with the legend of the Golden Fleece.
  • E. Red Bird
    Red Bird was a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) leader who led a notable Native American resistance against U.S. expansion in the early 19th century.
  • 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: 燕
Triple: [Yan (surname), canBeWrittenAs, 燕]
Generated description
燕 is a common Chinese character used both as a surname and in given names, often associated with swallows and the ancient State of Yan.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 燕
Target entity description: 燕 is a common Chinese character used both as a surname and in given names, often associated with swallows and the ancient State of Yan.
  • A. Tsuru
    Tsuru is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic setting near Mount Fuji and its educational institutions.
  • B. Tsubame
    Tsubame is a Japanese Shinkansen train service that operates on the Kyushu Shinkansen line in southern Japan.
  • C. Hirundo chosen
    Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
  • D. Chalciope
    Chalciope is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and often associated with the legend of the Golden Fleece.
  • E. Red Bird
    Red Bird was a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) leader who led a notable Native American resistance against U.S. expansion in the early 19th century.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca84cd8fa0819090a5e243ceb37003 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9e0705f8819095852263009c28c5 completed April 1, 2026, 10:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d19f8c26dc8190a6fa21bde27ba6fa completed April 4, 2026, 11:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1a0326dd081909e39e422c11cc08f completed April 4, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1a0c05aa88190a93b0b71bef5c417 completed April 4, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:19 p.m.