Jiang (rank)
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Jiang (formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietnam.
Chinese
People's Liberation Army
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by haijun (Template:Zh) or kongjun (Template:Zh).
| Rank group | General/flag officers | ||
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| Pinyin | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Literal translation | Upper commander | Middle commander | Lower commander |
| Template:Army[1] | General | Lieutenant General | Major General |
| Template:Navy/core[1] | File:PLANF-0720-GEN.png File:PLANF-Sleeve-0720-GEN.png | File:PLANF-0719-LTG.png File:PLANF-Sleeve-0719-LTG.png | File:PLANF-0718-MG.png File:PLANF-Sleeve-0718-MG.png |
| File:Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg PLA Air Force[1] | General | Lieutenant General | Major General |
| File:People's Armed Police Flag.svg People's Armed Police[1] | General | Lieutenant General | Major General |
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | ||
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Republic of China Armed Forces
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Japanese variant
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx), Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) or Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx). The rank insignia of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) was enacted on December 1, 1962, and before that, it was the same three-star as other Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx). The English notation of the Script error: No such module "Lang". in the English version of the Defense White Paper is as follows.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) GEN, ADM or Gen serving as Chief of Staff Joint Staff Office.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) General serving as JGSDF Chief of Staff.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) General.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) Admiral serving as JMSDF Chief of Staff.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) Vice Admiral.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) General serving as JASDF Chief of Staff.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) General.
| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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| Japanese | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | |
| Romanization | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | |
| Literal translation | Commander serving as Chief of staff | Commander | Supplementary commander | |
| Template:Army[4] | General | Lieutenant General | Major General | |
| U.S. equivalent[5] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | |
| Template:Naval[4] | File:JMSDF Admiral insignia (b).svg File:Japan-Navy-OF-9.svg | File:JMSDF Vice Admiral insignia (b).svg File:Japan-Navy-OF-8.svg | File:JMSDF Rear Admiral insignia (b).svg File:Japan-Navy-OF-7.svg | |
| U.S. equivalent[5] | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | |
| File:Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg Japanese Air Force[4] | File:JASDF General insignia (b).svg | File:JASDF Lieutenant General insignia (b).svg | File:JASDF Major General insignia (b).svg | |
| U.S. equivalent[5] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | |
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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Korean variant
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North Korea
| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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| Hangul | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Hanja | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Romanization | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Literal translation | Grand commander | Upper commander | Middle commander | Lower commander |
| Template:Army[6] | Captain general | Superior general | Middle general | Junior general |
| Army general | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Major general | |
| Template:Navy/core[6] | File:DPRK-Navy-OF-9.svg | File:DPRK-Navy-OF-8.svg | File:DPRK-Navy-OF-7.svg | File:DPRK-Navy-OF-6.svg |
| Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | |
| File:Flag of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (Obverse).svg Korean People's Army Air Force[6] | Captain General | Superior General | Middle General | Junior General |
| Army general | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Major general | |
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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South Korea
| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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| Hangul | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Hanja | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Romanization | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Literal translation | Grand commander | Middle commander | Lower commander | Given commander |
| File:Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg Armed Forces[7] | File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-9.svg | File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-8.svg | File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-7.svg | File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-6.svg |
| English translation (Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8] |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general |
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| English translation (Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8] |
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) |
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| English translation (Air Force)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8] |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general |
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| English translation (Marine Corps)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general |
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
Vietnamese variant
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| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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| Vietnamese | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Chữ Hán | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom |
| Literal translation | Grand general | Upper general | Middle general | Lower general |
| Template:Army[9] | File:Vietnam People's Army OF-10.svg | File:Vietnam People's Army OF-9.svg | File:Vietnam People's Army OF-8.svg | File:Vietnam People's Army OF-7.svg |
| Translation[10] | Army general | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Major general |
| File:Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force.svg Vietnam People's Air Force[9] | File:Vietnam People's Air Force OF-9.svg | File:Vietnam People's Air Force OF-8.svg | File:Vietnam People's Air Force OF-7.svg | |
| Translation[10] | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Major general | |
| Vietnamese | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
South Vietnamese variant
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| Vietnamese | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Chữ Hán | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom | Template:Vi-nom |
| Literal translation | Master general | Grand general | Middle general | Lower general | Quasi-general / Rear - general |
| Template:Army (1967-1975)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[11] |
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| Translation[11] | General of the Army | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general |
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| Translation | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | ||
| File:Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force.svg Republic of Vietnam Air Force (1967-1975)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[11] |
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| Translation[11] | General of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general |
| Vietnamese | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | ||||
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 Ground Force
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Ranks of the People's Armed Police
- Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia
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