is a company-grade officer rank used in some East Asian militaries, including China, Taiwan, North Korea and South Korea.
Chinese variant People's Liberation Army
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by () or ().
Rank group Junior officers Chinese Pinyin Literal translation Great officer Upper officer Middle officer Lower officer Used only1955–1965 Rank group Junior officers
Republic of China Armed Forces
Rank group Junior officers Chinese Taiwanese Hokkien Literal translation Upper officer Middle officer Lower officer Republic of China Military Police Rank group Junior officers
Korean variant
North Korea Rank group Junior officers Hangul Hanja Romanization Literal translation Great rank Upper rank Middle rank Lower rank Senior captain Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenantjunior grade Ensign Senior captain Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Rank group Junior officers
South Korea Rank group Junior officers Hangul Hanja Romanization Literal translation Great rank Middle rank Small rank Given rank Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Warrant officer Translation Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign Warrant officer Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Warrant officer Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Warrant officer Rank group Junior officers
Vietnamese variant
Rank group Junior officers Native name Chữ Hán Literal translation Grand officer Upper officer Middle officer Smaller officer Vietnam Border Guard Vietnam Coast Guard Native name Rank group Junior officers
South Vietnamese variant
Rank group Junior officers Officer cadet Native name Chữ Hán Literal translation Grand officer Middle officer Smaller officer Quasi-officer Translation Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Aspirant Translation Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Commissioned warrant officer Translation Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Aspirant Translation Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Aspirant Native name Rank group Junior officers Officer cadet
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)
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