Republic of China Army rank insignia

The rank system of the Republic of China Army (中華民國陸軍 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn) was originally based on that of the Wehrmacht during the era of Sino-German cooperation in the 1930s. Since the 1950s, the rank structure is getting closer to the one used by the United States Army. The Republic of China Army rank of one-star general does not use the French-style title of Brigadier General, but the German-style title of Major General.

Rank Structure

	Chinese	Pinyin	Literal translation	English translation	Insignia
Generals	特級上將	Tèjíshangjiàng	Generalissmo	Generalissimo
	一級上將	Yījíshangjiàng	Superior General First Class	General of the Army
	二級上將	Èrjíshangjiàng	Superior General Second Class	General
	中將	Zhōngjiàng	Middle General	Lieutenant General	100px
	少將	Shàojiàng	Junior General	Major General	100px
Senior officers	上校	Shàngxiào	Superior Field Officer	Colonel
	中校	Zhōngxiào	Middle Field Officer	Lieutenant Colonel
	少校	Shàoxiào	Junior Field Officer	Major
Junior officers	上尉	Shàngwèi	Superior Subaltern	Captain
	中尉	Zhōngwèi	Middle Subaltern	First Lieutenant
	少尉	Shàowèi	Junior Subaltern	Second Lieutenant
Subordinate officers	尉	Wèi	Officer	Third Lieutenant
	准尉	Zhūn Wèi	Demi-Officer	Warrant Officer
Sergeant-Majors	一等士官長	Yī děng Shìguān zhǎng	Sergeant-Major First Class	Sergeant Major
	二等士官長	Er děng Shìguān zhǎng	Sergeant-Major Second Class	First Sergeant
	三等士官長	Sān děng Shìguān zhǎng	Sergeant-Major Third Class	Sergeant First Class
Sergeants	上士	Shàng Shi	Superior Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	100px
	中士	Zhōng Shi	Middle Sergeant	Sergeant	100px
	下士	Xia Shi	Inferior Sergeant	Corporal	100px
Privates	上等兵	Shàng děng Bīng	Private Superior Class	Private First Class
	一等兵	Yī děng Bīng	Private First Class	Private E-2
	二等兵	Er děng Bīng	Private Second Class	Private E-1

External links

• The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World

See also

• Republic of China Armed Forces