Xiao (rank)
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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
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| Chinese | 大校 | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 |
| Pinyin | Dàxiào | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | Tāi-hāu | Siōng-hāu | Tiong-hāu | Siáu-hāu |
| Literal translation | Grand field officer | Senior field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer |
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| 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 |
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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)
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia
- Historical Military Ranks of the Republic of China
References
- ^ a b c 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 Chinese). Ministry of National Defense. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.