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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 haijun (simplified Chinese: 海军; traditional Chinese: 海軍; lit. 'naval force') or kongjun (simplified Chinese: 空军; traditional Chinese: 空軍; lit. 'air force').

Usage

Rank group	Senior officers
Chinese	大校	上校	中校	少校
Pinyin	Dàxiào	Shàngxiào	Zhōngxiào	Shàoxiào
Taiwanese Hokkien	Tāi-hāu	Siōng-hāu	Tiong-hāu	Siáu-hāu
Literal translation	Grand field officer	Senior field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer
PLA Ground Forces
PLA Navy
PLA Air Force
Republic of China Army
Republic of China Navy
Republic of China Air Force
Army and air force translation	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Navy translation	Senior captain	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Chinese title	大校 Dàxiào	上校 Shàngxiào	中校 Zhōngxiào	少校 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

References

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "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.

• Military ranks of the People's Republic of China
• Military ranks of the Republic of China