Jiang (rank)

Jang
Hangul	장
Hanja	將
Revised Romanization	Jang
McCune–Reischauer	Jang

Jiang
Jiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	將
Simplified Chinese	将
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	jiàng
Wade–Giles	chiang
Korean name
Hangul	장
Hanja	將
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	jang
Japanese name
Kanji	将
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	shō

Jiang, formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general, is a rank held by general officers in the armed forces of both the People's Republic of China (mainland China) and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use three levels at present while the Republic of China Armed Forces use four.

In both North and South Korea, the same rank is also used but typically romanized as jang. In Japan, the same character is read shō. In Vietnam, the same character is read tướng.

Chinese variant

People's Liberation Army

The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by haijun (Chinese: 海军; lit. 'naval force') or kongjun (Chinese: 空军; lit. 'air force').

Rank group	General/flag officers
Chinese	上将	中将	少将
Pinyin	Shàngjiàng	Zhōngjiàng	Shàojiàng
Literal translation	Upper Commander	Center Commander	Junior Commander
PLA Ground Forces[1]
PLA Ground Forces[1]
PLA Navy[1]
PLA Navy[1]
PLA Air Force[1]
PLA Air Force[1]
People's Armed Police[1]
People's Armed Police[1]
	上将 Shàngjiàng	中将 Zhōngjiàng	少将 Shàojiàng
Rank group	General/flag officers

Dajiang

Under the rank system in place in the PLA in the era 1955–1965, there existed the rank of dajiang (Chinese: 大将; lit. 'Grand commander'). This rank was awarded to 10 of the veteran leaders of the PLA in 1955 and never conferred again. It was considered equivalent to the Soviet rank of army general. The decision to name the equivalent rank yiji shangjiang (Chinese: 一级上将; lit. 'Upper commander first class') when it was briefly re-established in 1988-1994 was likely due to a desire to keep the rank of dajiang an honorary one awarded after a war, much as General of the Armies in the United States Army. It was offered to Deng Xiaoping who declined the new rank. Thus it was never conferred and scrapped in 1994.

Republic of China Armed Forces

Rank group	General/flag officers
	一級上將 Yiji shangjiang	二級上將 Erji shangjiang	中將 Zhongjiang	少將 Shaojiang
Literal translation	First-class Senior Commander	Second-class Senior Commander	Middle Commander	Junior Commander
Republic of China Army[2]
Translation[3]	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general
Republic of China Navy[2]
Translation[3]	Full admiral	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral
Republic of China Air Force[2]
Translation[3]	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general
Republic of China Marine Corps[2]
Translation[3]		General	Lieutenant general	Major general
	一級上將 Yiji shangjiang	二級上將 Erji shangjiang	中將 Zhongjiang	少將 Shaojiang
Rank group	General/flag officers

Japanese variant

The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by riku (Japanese: 陸, lit. 'land'), kai (Japanese: 海, lit. 'sea') or kū (Japanese: 空, lit. 'air').

Rank group	General/flag officers
	幕僚長たる将 Bakuryōchō-taru-shō	将 Shō	将補 Shō-ho
Literal translation	Commander Serving as Chief of Staff	Commander	Supplementary Commander
Japanese Army[4]
Japanese Army[4]
Japanese Navy[4]
Japanese Navy[4]
Japanese Air Force[4]
Japanese Air Force[4]
	幕僚長たる将 Bakuryōchō-taru-shō	将 Shō	将補 Shō-ho
Rank group	General/flag officers

Korean variant

North Korea

Rank group	General/flag officers
Hangul	대장	상장	중장	소장
Hanja	大將	上將	中將	准將
Romanization	Daejang	Sangjang	Chungjang	Sojang
Litteral translation	Grand Commander	Upper Commander	Middle Commander	Para-Commander
Korean People's Army Ground Force[5]
Korean People's Army Ground Force[5]	Army general	Colonel general	Lieutenant general	Major general
Korean People's Navy[5]
Korean People's Navy[5]	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force[5]
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force[5]	Army general	Colonel general	Lieutenant general	Major general
	대장 大將 Daejang	상장 上將 Sangjang	중장 中將 Chungjang	소장 准將 Sojang
Rank group	General/flag officers

South Korea

Rank group	General/flag officers
Hangul	대장	중장	소장	준장
Hanja	大將	中將	小將	准將
Romanization	Daejang	Jungjang	Sojang	Junjang
Litteral translation	Grand Commander	Middle Commander	Young Commander	Para-Commander
Armed Forces[6]
English translation (Army)[7]	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general

English translation (Navy)[7]	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)

English translation (Air Force)[7]	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general

English translation (Marine Corps)	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general
	대장 大將 Daejang	중장 中將 Jungjang	소장 小將 Sojang	준장 准將 Junjang
Rank group	General/flag officers

Vietnam

Rank group	General/flag officers
Vietnamese	Đại tướng	Thượng tướng	Trung tướng	Thiếu tướng
Han-Viet	大将	上将	中将	少将
Literal translation	Grand Commander	Upper Commander	Middle Commander	Junior Commander
Vietnam People's Ground Force[8]
Vietnam People's Air Force[8]
Native name	Đại tướng	Thượng tướng	Trung tướng	Thiếu tướng
Rank group	General/flag officers

References

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.
"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.
Ministry of National Defense (4 December 2019). "Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces". law.moj.gov.tw. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
"自衛官の階級" [Self-Defense Forces rank]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
Minnich, James M. (2008). "National Security". In Worden, Robert L. (ed.). North Korea: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 266, 268. LCCN 2008028547. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
"gyegeubjang-ui jesig(je7joje2hang gwanlyeon)" 계급장의 제식(제7조제2항 관련) [Rank insignia (related to Article 7 (2))]. law.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Katz, Rodney P. (1992). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles; Shaw, William (eds.). South Korea: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 292. LCCN 91039109. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
"Quy định quân hiệu, cấp hiệu, phù hiệu và lễ phục của Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". mod.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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[PPC-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.

[Taiwan-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.

[TaiwanTranslation-3] Ministry of National Defense (4 December 2019). "Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces". law.moj.gov.tw. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[Japan-4] "自衛官の階級" [Self-Defense Forces rank]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[North_Korea-5] Minnich, James M. (2008). "National Security". In Worden, Robert L. (ed.). North Korea: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 266, 268. LCCN 2008028547. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[law.go.kr-6] "gyegeubjang-ui jesig(je7joje2hang gwanlyeon)" 계급장의 제식(제7조제2항 관련) [Rank insignia (related to Article 7 (2))]. law.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[South_Korea-7] Katz, Rodney P. (1992). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles; Shaw, William (eds.). South Korea: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 292. LCCN 91039109. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[Vietnam-8] "Quy định quân hiệu, cấp hiệu, phù hiệu và lễ phục của Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". mod.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.