Xiao (rank) explained

Chinese: 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 Chinese: haijun or Chinese: kongjun .

Usage

Rank group	Senior officers
Chinese	Chinese: 大校	Chinese: 上校	Chinese: 中校	Chinese: 少校
	Chinese: Dàxiào	Chinese: Shàngxiào	Chinese: Zhōngxiào	Chinese: Shàoxiào
	Chinese: Tāi-hāu	Chinese: Siōng-hāu	Chinese: Tiong-hāu	Chinese: Siáu-hāu
Literal translation	Grand field officer	Senior field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer
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[2]
Army and air force translation	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Navy translation	Senior captain	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Chinese title	Chinese: 大校 Chinese: Dàxiào	Chinese: 上校 Chinese: Shàngxiào	Chinese: 中校 Chinese: Zhōngxiào	Chinese: 少校 Chinese: Shàoxiào
Rank group	Senior officers

See also

• Jiang (rank)
• Wei (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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ping . Xu . 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 . Ministry of National Defense . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm . 28 December 2019 . zh . 7 August 2017.
2. 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.