National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

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national emblem state symbol

The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the official state symbol featuring Tiananmen Gate under five stars framed by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, representing the unity of the Chinese people under Communist leadership and the country's socialist foundations.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China canonical	19
National Emblem of the People’s Republic of China	4
National emblem of the People's Republic of China	3
National Emblem of China	2
national emblem of the People's Republic of China	2
national emblem of the People’s Republic of China	2
Design of the National Emblem of the People’s Republic of China	1
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (on official documents)	1
National emblem of the People’s Republic of China on court seal	1
中华人民共和国国徽	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262185 — 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: National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Context triple: [China, nationalEmblem, National Emblem of the People's Republic of China]

A. Taegeukgi
Taegeukgi is the national flag of South Korea, featuring a red-and-blue yin-yang symbol and four black trigrams on a white background, symbolizing balance, harmony, and the principles of Eastern philosophy.
B. Emblem of South Korea
The Emblem of South Korea is a national symbol featuring a stylized taegeuk (yin-yang) at its center, flanked by five petals and a ribbon bearing the country’s official name, representing peace, harmony, and national identity.
C. National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China is a patriotic ceremonial song associated with the Republic of China (Taiwan), commonly performed at flag-raising events and international sports competitions.
D. State Emblem of India
The State Emblem of India is the official national emblem featuring the Lion Capital of Ashoka, symbolizing the country’s authority, sovereignty, and commitment to peace and justice.
E. Emblem of Palestine
The Emblem of Palestine is the national coat of arms featuring a golden Eagle of Saladin bearing a shield with the Palestinian flag, symbolizing Palestinian identity and sovereignty.
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: National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Target entity description: The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the official state symbol featuring Tiananmen Gate under five stars framed by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, representing the unity of the Chinese people under Communist leadership and the country's socialist foundations.

A. Taegeukgi
Taegeukgi is the national flag of South Korea, featuring a red-and-blue yin-yang symbol and four black trigrams on a white background, symbolizing balance, harmony, and the principles of Eastern philosophy.
B. Emblem of South Korea
The Emblem of South Korea is a national symbol featuring a stylized taegeuk (yin-yang) at its center, flanked by five petals and a ribbon bearing the country’s official name, representing peace, harmony, and national identity.
C. National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China is a patriotic ceremonial song associated with the Republic of China (Taiwan), commonly performed at flag-raising events and international sports competitions.
D. State Emblem of India
The State Emblem of India is the official national emblem featuring the Lion Capital of Ashoka, symbolizing the country’s authority, sovereignty, and commitment to peace and justice.
E. Emblem of Palestine
The Emblem of Palestine is the national coat of arms featuring a golden Eagle of Saladin bearing a shield with the Palestinian flag, symbolizing Palestinian identity and sovereignty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national emblem ⓘ state symbol ⓘ
adoptedBy	Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: State Council of China
adoptedOn	1950-09-20 ⓘ
approvedBy	Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ⓘ
cogwheelRepresents	industrial workers ⓘ
country	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
depicts	Tiananmen Gate ⓘ cogwheel ⓘ five-pointed stars ⓘ sheaves of wheat ⓘ
designedBy	Liang Sicheng ⓘ Zhang Ding ⓘ Zhou Lingzhao ⓘ other members of a design team organized by the Central People's Government ⓘ
designProcess	selected through a national design competition ⓘ
governingLaw	National Emblem Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
largeStarRepresents	Communist Party of China ⓘ linked to: Chinese Communist Party
legalStatus	defined in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
numberOfStars	5 ⓘ
officialName	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
primaryColor	red ⓘ
relatedSymbol	Flag of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
secondaryColor	gold ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
shortName	National Emblem of China ⓘ linked to: National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
smallStarsRepresent	Chinese people ⓘ national bourgeoisie ⓘ peasants ⓘ petty bourgeoisie ⓘ workers ⓘ
starArrangement	one large star above four smaller stars in a semicircle ⓘ
symbolizes	leadership of the Communist Party of China ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ people's democratic dictatorship ⓘ revolutionary traditions ⓘ socialist system of China ⓘ unity of the Chinese people ⓘ workers-peasants alliance ⓘ
TiananmenRepresents	Chinese revolution ⓘ founding of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
usedBy	central government of the People's Republic of China ⓘ local people's governments ⓘ
usedOn	Chinese embassies and consulates ⓘ Chinese passports ⓘ government buildings ⓘ official seals ⓘ state organs ⓘ
usesMotto	none ⓘ
wheatRepresents	peasants ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China → nationalEmblem → National Emblem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ

Supreme People's Court of China → emblem → National Emblem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ

President of China → insignia → National Emblem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ

President of China → insigniaCaption → National Emblem of China ⓘ