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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan
19 ranks
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
19 ranks
Matching tiers
17
Unmatched tiers
1

Taiwan Army vs China Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan · Army NATO equivalent China · Army ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Officers
Taiwan Army ไธ€็ดšไธŠๅฐ‡ Yฤซjรญ Shร ngjiร ng insignia ไธ€็ดšไธŠๅฐ‡ Yฤซjรญ Shร ngjiร ng Taiwan Army ไบŒ็ดšไธŠๅฐ‡ รˆrjรญ Shร ngjiร ng insignia ไบŒ็ดšไธŠๅฐ‡ รˆrjรญ Shร ngjiร ng OF-9 General ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธญๅฐ‡ Zhลngjiร ng insignia ไธญๅฐ‡ Zhลngjiร ng OF-8 Lieutenant General ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) insignia
Taiwan Army ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‡ Shaojiร ng insignia ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‡ Shaojiร ng OF-7 Major General ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) insignia
No equivalent OF-6 Brigadier General ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธŠๆ ก Shร ngxiร o insignia ไธŠๆ ก Shร ngxiร o OF-5 Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธญๆ ก Zhลngxiร o insignia ไธญๆ ก Zhลngxiร o OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) insignia
Taiwan Army ๅฐ‘ๆ ก Shร oxiร o insignia ๅฐ‘ๆ ก Shร oxiร o OF-3 Major / Commandant ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธŠๅฐ‰ Shร ngwรจi insignia ไธŠๅฐ‰ Shร ngwรจi OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธญๅฐ‰ Zhลngwรจi insignia ไธญๅฐ‰ Zhลngwรจi Taiwan Army ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ Shร owรจi insignia ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ Shร owรจi OF-1 Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) insignia ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) insignia
Enlisted ranks
Taiwan Army ไธ€็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท Yฤซdฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng insignia ไธ€็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท Yฤซdฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng OR-9 Sergeant Major ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Taiwan Army ไบŒ็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท รˆrdฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng insignia ไบŒ็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท รˆrdฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng OR-8 1st Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธ‰็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท Sฤndฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng insignia ไธ‰็ญ‰ๅฃซๅฎ˜้•ท Sฤndฤ›ng ShรฌguฤnzhวŽng OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธŠๅฃซ Shร ngshi insignia ไธŠๅฃซ Shร ngshi OR-6 Staff Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธญๅฃซ Zhลngshi insignia ไธญๅฃซ Zhลngshi OR-5 Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธ‹ๅฃซ Xiร shi insignia ไธ‹ๅฃซ Xiร shi OR-4 Corporal ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต Shร ngdฤ›ng Bฤซng insignia ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต Shร ngdฤ›ng Bฤซng OR-3 Private 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) insignia
Taiwan Army ไธ€็ญ‰ๅ…ต Yฤซdฤ›ng Bฤซng insignia ไธ€็ญ‰ๅ…ต Yฤซdฤ›ng Bฤซng OR-2 Private ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) insignia
Taiwan Army ไบŒ็ญ‰ๅ…ต รˆrdฤ›ng Bฤซng insignia ไบŒ็ญ‰ๅ…ต รˆrdฤ›ng Bฤซng OR-1 Private ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) insignia
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Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.

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