# Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia

The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces. The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese are identical across all different military branches, but their English translations may be different.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Rank | 一級上將 | 二級上將 | 中將 | 少將 | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Mandarin | Yījí Shàngjiàng | Èrjí Shàngjiàng | Zhōngjiàng | Shaojiàng | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào | Shàngwèi | Zhōngwèi | Shàowèi |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | It-kip Siōng-chiòng | Jī-kip Siōng-chiòng | Tiong-chiòng | Siáu-chiòng | Siōng-hāu | Tiong-hāu | Siáu-hāu | Siōng-ùi | Tiong-ùi | Siáu-ùi |
| Hakka | Yit-khi̍p Song-chiông | Ngi-khi̍p Song-chiông | Chûng-chiông | Seu-chiông | Song-káu | Chûng-káu | Seu-káu | Song-ví | Chûng-ví | Seu-ví |
| Literal translation | First class upper leader | Second class upper leader | Middle leader | Junior leader | Upper field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer | Upper officer | Middle officer | Junior officer |
| Republic of China Army | | | | | | | | | | |
| Translation | Full general | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| ROC Military Police | | | | | | | | | | |
| Translation | | | Lieutenant general | Major general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| ROC Navy | | | | | | | | | | |
| Translation | Full admiral | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign |
| ROC Marine Corps | | | | | | | | | | |
| Translation | | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| ROC Air Force | | | | | | | | | | |
| Translation | Full general | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel |
| Rank | 一等士官長 | 二等士官長 | 三等士官長 | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 | 上等兵 | 一等兵 | 二等兵 |
| Mandarin | Yīděng Shìguānzhǎng | Èrděng Shìguānzhǎng | Sānděng Shìguānzhǎng | Shàngshi | Zhōngshi | Xiàshi | Shàngděng Bīng | Yīděng Bīng | Èrděng Bīng |
| Taiwanese | It-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ | Jī-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ | Sàm-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ | Siōng-sū | Tiong-sū | Hā-sū | Siōng-téng Peng | It-téng Peng | Jī-téng Peng |
| Hakka | Yit-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng | Ngi-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng | Sâm-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng | Song-sṳ | Chûng-sṳ | Ha-sṳ | Song-tén Pîn | Yit-tén Pîn | Ngi-tén Pîn |
| Literal translation | First class warrior commander | Second class warrior commander | Third class warrior commander | Upper warrior | Middle warrior | Lower warrior | Upper class soldier | First class soldier | Second class soldier |
| Translation | First class master sergeant | Second class master sergeant | Third class master sergeant | Sergeant | Staff sergeant | Corporal | Private upper class | Private first class | Private |
| Republic of China Army | | | | | | | | | |
| ROC Military Police | | | | | | | | | |
| ROC Navy | | | | | | | | | |
| ROC Marine Corps | | | | | | | | | |
| ROC Air Force | | | | | | | | | |

## Historic ranks

After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan in December 1949, the military rank system had a large reform in 1956. As a result, the contemporary rank structure is closer to the one used by the United States Armed Forces.

### Officer rank

| 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 |
| Rank | 特級上將 | 特級上將 | 一級上將 | 二級上將 | 中將 | 中將 | 少將 | 少將 | 代將 | 代將 | 上校 | 上校 | 中校 | 中校 | 少校 | 少校 | 上尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 | 少尉 |
| Mandarin | Tèjí shàngjiàng | Tèjí shàngjiàng | Yījí shàngjiàng | Èrjí shàngjiàng | Zhōngjiàng | Zhōngjiàng | Shàojiàng | Shàojiàng | Dàijiāng | Dàijiāng | Shàngxiào | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào | Shàoxiào | Shàngwèi | Shàngwèi | Zhōngwèi | Zhōngwèi | Shàowèi | Shàowèi |
| 1958–1980 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980–2000 | Abolished | Abolished | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Non-commissioned officers | Soldiers | Soldiers | Soldiers |
| | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 | 上等兵 | 一等兵 | 二等兵 |
| | Shàng shì | Zhōng shì | Xiàshì | Shàngděngbīng | Yī děng bīng | Èrděngbīng |
| Republic of China National Army | | | | | | |