Korean clan

C48594
concept

A Korean clan is a traditional kinship group sharing a common surname and ancestral origin, often traced to a specific founding ancestor and ancestral seat (bon-gwan), that structures lineage, identity, and social relations in Korean society.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Korean clan canonical 6
Korean royal family name 1
氏族名 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Korean clan
Generated description
A Korean clan is a traditional kinship group sharing a common surname and ancestral origin, often traced to a specific founding ancestor and ancestral seat (bon-gwan), that structures lineage, identity, and social relations in Korean society.

Instances (8)

Instance Via concept surface
Gimhae Kim clan —
Gyeongju Kim clan —
Andong Kim clan —
Jeonju Kim clan —
Nagan Kim clan —
Uiseong Kim clan —
源氏 氏族名
Yi Korean royal family name