Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Xiao (rank)
open-in-new
<h2 id="usage">Usage</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank group</th><th colspan="4">Senior officers</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">Chinese</a></td><td>大校</td><td>上校</td><td>中校</td><td>少校</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">Pinyin</a></td><td><i>Dàxiào</i></td><td><i>Shàngxiào</i></td><td><i>Zhōngxiào</i></td><td><i>Shàoxiào</i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Taiwanese_Hokkien/C8257EsU">Taiwanese Hokkien</a></td><td><i>Tāi-hāu</i></td><td><i>Siōng-hāu</i></td><td><i>Tiong-hāu</i></td><td><i>Siáu-hāu</i></td></tr><tr><td>Literal translation</td><td>Grand field officer</td><td>Senior field officer</td><td>Middle field officer</td><td>Junior field officer</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force/8Euv6gBn">PLA Ground Forces</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Navy/TUDdhVYC">PLA Navy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force/QW1epsTb">PLA Air Force</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_China_Army/LgvQw3Sh">Republic of China Army</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_China_Navy/q2lzNyPB">Republic of China Navy</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_China_Air_Force/DDt8xupX">Republic of China Air Force</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Army and air force translation</th><td>Senior colonel</td><td>Colonel</td><td>Lieutenant colonel</td><td>Major</td></tr><tr><th>Navy translation</th><td>Senior captain</td><td>Captain</td><td>Commander</td><td>Lieutenant commander</td></tr><tr><th>Chinese title</th><td>大校<i>Dàxiào</i></td><td>上校<i>Shàngxiào</i></td><td>中校<i>Zhōngxiào</i></td><td>少校<i>Shàoxiào</i></td></tr><tr><th>Rank group</th><th colspan="4">Senior officers</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>China portal</li><li>Taiwan portal</li></ul> <p>Ranks used in <a href="/facts/Chinese_character/5pn1PFvj">Chinese character</a>-using countries </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/General_officer/0xmYEU4a">General officer</a>: <a href="/facts/Jiang_(rank)/cjXRKxuS">Jiang (rank)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Senior_officer/Y64079xJ">Senior officer</a>: <a href="/facts/Sa_(rank)/nT4wHx2q">Sa (rank)</a>, Xiao (rank), <a href="/facts/Lyeong/mE3ppqBN">Lyeong</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Junior_officer/Tc6NtaxS">Junior officer</a>: <a href="/facts/Wei_(rank)/EwgkXgwz">Wei (rank)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Non-commissioned_officers/Xo9BtG06">Non-commissioned officers</a>: <a href="/facts/Shi_(rank)/3cLqFmMQ">Shi (rank)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Enlisted_ranks/Nqf5l1kf">Enlisted ranks</a>: <a href="/facts/Bing_(rank)/GJEJ0jkc">Bing (rank)</a>, <a href="/facts/Shi_(rank)/3cLqFmMQ">Shi (rank)</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ranks_of_the_People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force/5XDWXmPk">Ranks of the People's Liberation Army</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ranks_of_the_People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Navy/lFR5tB9F">Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ranks_of_the_People%2527s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force/n8fjspaI">Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia/ucdeWBI5">Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%25E2%2580%25931949)/KyVjVcvB">Historical Military Ranks of the Republic of China</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"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. <a href="陸海空軍服制條例附圖" target="_blank">陸海空軍服制條例附圖</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"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. <a href="陸海空軍服制條例附圖" target="_blank">陸海空軍服制條例附圖</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"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. <a href="陸海空軍服制條例附圖" target="_blank">陸海空軍服制條例附圖</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>