Xiao (rank)
| Xiao | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 校 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 校 | ||||||||
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Xiao is a senior officer rank used in the militaries of China and Taiwan.
The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by haijun (simplified Chinese: 海军; traditional Chinese: 海軍; lit. 'naval force') or kongjun (simplified Chinese: 空军; traditional Chinese: 空軍; lit. 'air force').
Usage
People's Republic of China
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 大校 | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 |
| Pinyin | Dàxiào | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào |
| Literal translation | Grand field officer | Senior field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer |
| File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA Ground Forces[1][a] | ||||
| File:Naval ensign of China.svg PLA Navy[1] | ||||
| File:Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA Air Force[1] | ||||
| Army and air force translation |
Senior colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
| Navy translation | Senior captain | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
| Chinese title | 大校 Dàxiào |
上校 Shàngxiào |
中校 Zhōngxiào |
少校 Shàoxiào |
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
Republic of China
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 | |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | Siōng-hāu | Tiong-hāu | Siáu-hāu | |
| Literal translation | Senior field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer | |
| File:Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg Republic of China Army[2] | ||||
| File:Republic of China Military Police Flag.svg ROC Military Police[2] | ||||
| File:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Navy[2] | ||||
| File:Flag of the Republic of China Air Force.svg Republic of China Air Force[2] | ||||
| File:Flag of the Republic of China Marine Corps.svg Republic of China Marine Corps[2] | ||||
| Army and air force translation |
Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | |
| Navy translation | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | |
| Chinese title | 上校 Siōng-hāu |
中校 Tiong-hāu |
少校 Siáu-hāu | |
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
See also
Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries
- General officer: Jiang (rank)
- Senior officer: Sa (rank), Xiao (rank), Lyeong
- Junior officer: Wei (rank)
- Non-commissioned officers: Shi (rank)
- Enlisted ranks: Bing (rank), Shi (rank)
Notes
- ↑ Same insignia for the Armed Police,[1] Rocket Force, Aerospace Force, and Cyberspace Force.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ping, Xu (7 August 2017). "我军建军九十年军衔制度沿革" [The evolution of our military rank system over the ninety years of its establishment]. mod.gov.cn (in 中文). Ministry of National Defense. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú" 陸海空軍服制條例附圖 [Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force] (PDF). Gazette of the Presidential Palace (6769): 65–67. 7 November 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.