# People's Liberation Army rank insignia

The People's Liberation Army in China has five rank schemes among different military branches, including Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force.The Surface Force, Submarine Force, Coastal Defense Force, Marine Corps and Naval Air Force, although being a part of the Navy, maintains a different insignia to other naval fleet personnel.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| PLA Ground Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Ground Force vte | | | 上将 Shàngjiāng | 上将 Shàngjiāng | 中将 Zhōngjiāng | 中将 Zhōngjiāng | 少将 Shàojiāng | 少将 Shàojiāng | | | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 少尉 Shàowèi |
| PLA Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Navy vte | | | 海军上将 Hǎijūn shàngjiàng | 海军上将 Hǎijūn shàngjiàng | 海军中将 Hǎijūn zhōngjiàng | 海军中将 Hǎijūn zhōngjiàng | 海军少将 Hǎijūn shàojiàng | 海军少将 Hǎijūn shàojiàng | | | 海军大校 Hǎijūn dàxiào | 海军上校 Hǎijūn shàngxiào | 海军中校 Hǎijūn zhōngxiào | 海军中校 Hǎijūn zhōngxiào | 海军少校 Hǎijūn shàoxiào | 海军少校 Hǎijūn shàoxiào | 海军上尉 Hǎijūn shàngwèi | 海军上尉 Hǎijūn shàngwèi | 海军中尉 Hǎijūn zhōngwèi | 海军中尉 Hǎijūn zhōngwèi | 海军中尉 Hǎijūn zhōngwèi | 海军少尉 Hǎijūn shàowèi | 海军少尉 Hǎijūn shàowèi | 海军少尉 Hǎijūn shàowèi |
| PLA Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Air Force vte | | | 空军上将 Kōngjūn shàngjiàng | 空军上将 Kōngjūn shàngjiàng | 空军中将 Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng | 空军中将 Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng | 空军少将 Kōngjūn shàojiàng | 空军少将 Kōngjūn shàojiàng | | | 空军大校 Kōngjūn dàxiào | 空军上校 Kōngjūn shàngxiào | 空军中校 Kōngjūn zhōngxiào | 空军中校 Kōngjūn zhōngxiào | 空军少校 Kōngjūn shàoxiào | 空军少校 Kōngjūn shàoxiào | 空军上尉 Kōngjūn shàngwèi | 空军上尉 Kōngjūn shàngwèi | 空军中尉 Kōngjūn zhōngwèi | 空军中尉 Kōngjūn zhōngwèi | 空军中尉 Kōngjūn zhōngwèi | 空军少尉 Kōngjūn shàowèi | 空军少尉 Kōngjūn shàowèi | 空军少尉 Kōngjūn shàowèi |
| People's Armed Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| People's Armed Police vte | | | 上将 Shàngjiàng | 上将 Shàngjiàng | 中将 Zhōngjiàng | 中将 Zhōngjiàng | 少将 Shàojiàng | 少将 Shàojiàng | | | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán | 学员 Xuéyuán |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| PLA Ground Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Ground Force vte | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | | | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng |
| PLA Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Navy vte | 海军一级军士长 Hǎijūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军一级军士长 Hǎijūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军一级军士长 Hǎijūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军二级军士长 Hǎijūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军二级军士长 Hǎijūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军二级军士长 Hǎijūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军三级军士长 Hǎijūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军三级军士长 Hǎijūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军四级军士长 Hǎijūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军四级军士长 Hǎijūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军下士 Hǎijūn xiàshì | 海军下士 Hǎijūn xiàshì | 海军下士 Hǎijūn xiàshì | 海军下士 Hǎijūn xiàshì | | | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军列兵 Hǎijūn lièbīng | 海军列兵 Hǎijūn lièbīng |
| PLA Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PLA Air Force vte | 空军一级军士长 Kōngjūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军一级军士长 Kōngjūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军一级军士长 Kōngjūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军二级军士长 Kōngjūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军二级军士长 Kōngjūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军二级军士长 Kōngjūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军三级军士长 Kōngjūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军三级军士长 Kōngjūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军四级军士长 Kōngjūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军四级军士长 Kōngjūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì | 空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì | 空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì | 空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì | | | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军列兵 Kōngjūn lièbīng | 空军列兵 Kōngjūn lièbīng |
| People's Armed Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| People's Armed Police vte | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 下士 Xiàshì | | | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |