Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia explained

The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces. The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese are identical across all different military branches, but their English translations may be different.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers
Rank
Mandarin	Chinese: [[Jiang (rank)|Yījí Shàngjiàng]]	Chinese: [[Jiang (rank)|Èrjí Shàngjiàng]]	Chinese: [[Jiang (rank)|Zhōngjiàng]]	Chinese: [[Jiang (rank)|Shaojiàng]]	Chinese: [[Xiao (rank)|Shàngxiào]]	Chinese: [[Xiao (rank)|Zhōngxiào]]	Chinese: [[Xiao (rank)|Shàoxiào]]	Chinese: [[Wei (rank)|Shàngwèi]]	Chinese: [[Wei (rank)|Zhōngwèi]]	Chinese: [[Wei (rank)|Shàowèi]]
Taiwanese Hokkien	Chinese: It-kip Siōng-chiòng	Chinese: Jī-kip Siōng-chiòng	Chinese: Tiong-chiòng	Chinese: Siáu-chiòng	Chinese: Siōng-hāu	Chinese: Tiong-hāu	Chinese: Siáu-hāu	Chinese: Siōng-ùi	Chinese: Tiong-ùi	Chinese: Siáu-ùi
Hakka	Chinese: Yit-khi̍p Song-chiông	Chinese: Ngi-khi̍p Song-chiông	Chinese: Chûng-chiông	Chinese: Seu-chiông	Chinese: Song-káu	Chinese: Chûng-káu	Chinese: Seu-káu	Chinese: Song-ví	Chinese: Chûng-ví	Chinese: Seu-ví
Literal translation	First class upper leader	Second class upper leader	Middle leader	Junior leader	Upper field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer	Upper officer	Middle officer	Junior officer
Translation	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
ROC Military Police
Translation			Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Translation	Full admiral	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign
Translation		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Translation	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Historic ranks

See also: Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949). After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan in December 1949, the military rank system had a large reform in 1956. As a result, the contemporary rank structure is closer to the one used by the United States Armed Forces.

Other ranks

Rank group	Non-commissioned officers			Soldiers
	Chinese: 上士	Chinese: 中士	Chinese: 下士	Chinese: 上等兵	Chinese: 一等兵	Chinese: 二等兵
	Chinese: Shàng shì	Chinese: Zhōng shì	Chinese: Xiàshì	Chinese: Shàngděngbīng	Chinese: Yī děng bīng	Chinese: Èrděngbīng
Republic of China National Army

See also

• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
• Republic of China Armed Forces
• Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany
• Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• Singapore Armed Forces ranks

References

Sources

• Book: Mollo, Andrew . Andrew Mollo . The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation . 2001 . Silverdale books . Leicester . 1-85605-603-1 .
• Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú . zh:陸海空軍服制條例附圖 . Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force . Gazette of the Presidential Palace . 7 November 1996 . 6769 . 65–67 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306002354/https://www.president.gov.tw/Portals/0/Bulletins/paper/PDF/6769-2.PDF . 6 March 2017 . .
• Web site: Ministry of National Defense . Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces . law.moj.gov.tw . Ministry of Justice . 17 August 2022 . 4 December 2019.
• Web site: Ministry of National Defense . Act of Military Service for Volunteer Enlisted Soldiers . law.moj.gov.tw . Ministry of Justice . 17 August 2022 . 19 January 2022.
• Book: Ping . Xu . Zhōngguó bǎinián jūnfú (zēngbǔ bǎn) . zh:中国百年军服 (增补版) . China Regimental 100 Years . 2009 . Gold Wall Press . 978-7-80084-679-3 . 2nd . limited . 13 September 2023.
• Book: Shang Rong Wu . 100 Years of the Chinese Military Uniform . 2018 . King Kong Publishing . 978-986-97216-1-5 . zh . 27 September 2022.

External links

• Web site: Taiwan . uniforminsignia.org . The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia . 17 August 2012.