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{{Short description|Rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries}}
{{italic title}}
{{chinese
|name1=Chinese name
|t={{linktext|將}}
|s=将
|p=jiàng
|w=chiang
|altname=Other languages
|qn=Tướng
|chuhan=將
|kanji=将
|romaji=shō
|hangul=장
|hanja=將
|rr=jang
}}

'''Jiang''' ([[Wade-Giles|formerly romanized]] '''chiang''' and usually translated '''[[general (rank)|general]]''') is a [[general officer]] rank used by [[China]] and [[Taiwan]]. It is also used as '''jang''' in [[North Korea|North]] and [[South Korea]], '''shō''' in [[Japan]], and '''tướng''' in [[Vietnam]].

==Chinese==
=== People's Liberation Army ===
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by ''haijun'' ({{zh|s=海军|t=海軍|l=naval force}}) or ''kongjun'' ({{zh|s=空军|t=空軍|l=air force}}).

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group
! colspan="3" |General/flag officers
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]] || {{lang|zh|上将}}|| {{lang|zh|中将}} || {{lang|zh|少将}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| [[Pinyin]] || {{lang|zh-Latn|Shàngjiāng}} || {{lang|zh-Latn|Zhōngjiāng}} || {{lang|zh-Latn|Shàojiāng}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| Literal translation || Upper commander || Middle commander || Lower commander
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{army|China|name=PLA Ground Forces}}'''<ref name="PPC">{{cite web |last1=Ping |first1=Xu |title=我军建军九十年军衔制度沿革 |trans-title=The evolution of our military rank system over the ninety years of its establishment |url=http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm |website=mod.gov.cn |publisher=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228135627/http://www.mod.gov.cn/education/2017-08/07/content_4788037_8.htm |archive-date=28 December 2019 |language=zh |date=7 August 2017}}</ref>
| [[File:PLAGF-0720-GEN.png|50px|General]]
| [[File:PLAGF-0719-LTG.png|50px|Lieutenant General]]
| [[File:PLAGF-0718-MG.png|50px|Major General]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{navy|People's Republic of China|name=PLA Navy}}'''<ref name="PPC"/>
| {{nobreak| [[File:PLANF-0720-GEN.png|50px]] [[File:PLANF-Sleeve-0720-GEN.png|50px]] }}
| {{nobreak| [[File:PLANF-0719-LTG.png|50px]] [[File:PLANF-Sleeve-0719-LTG.png|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak| [[File:PLANF-0718-MG.png|50px]] [[File:PLANF-Sleeve-0718-MG.png|50px]]}}
|- style="text-align:center;" 
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{air force|People's Republic of China|name=PLA Air Force}}'''<ref name="PPC"/>
| [[File:PLAAF-0720-GEN.png|50px|General]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0719-LTG.png|50px|Lieutenant General]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0718-MG.png|50px|Major General]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{flagicon image|People's Armed Police Flag.svg}} [[People's Armed Police]]'''<ref name="PPC" />
| [[File:PLAGF-0720-GEN.png|50px|General]]
| [[File:PLAGF-0719-LTG.png|50px|Lieutenant General]]
| [[File:PLAGF-0718-MG.png|50px|Major General]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| || {{lang|zh|上将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Shàngjiāng}} || {{lang|zh|中将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhōngjiāng}} || {{lang|zh|少将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Shàojiāng}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group
! colspan="3" |General/flag officers
|}

===={{lang|zh-Latn|Dajiang}}====
{{noref|section|date=September 2023}}
Under the rank system in place in the PLA in the era 1955–1965, there existed the rank of {{lang|zh-Latn|[[Da jiang|dajiang]]}} ({{zh|s=大将|l=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 (Soviet rank)|army general]]. The decision to name the equivalent rank {{lang|zh-Latn|yiji shangjiang}} ({{zh|s=一级上将|l=Upper commander first class}}) when it was briefly re-established in 1988-1994 was likely due to a desire to keep the rank of {{lang|zh-Latn|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 ===

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center; "
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]] 
| {{lang|zh-tw|一級上將}} ||{{lang|zh-tw|二級上將}} ||{{lang|zh-tw|中將}} ||{{lang|zh-tw|少將}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| [[Pinyin]]
| {{lang|zh-Latn|Yiji shangjiang}}|| {{lang|zh-Latn|Erji shangjiang}}|| {{lang|zh-Latn|Zhongjiang}}|| {{lang|zh-Latn|Shaojiang}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Literal translation
| First class upper commander
| Second class upper commander
| Middle commander
| Lower commander
|-
| '''{{army|Republic of China}}'''<ref name="Taiwan">{{cite journal |title=Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú |script-title=zh:陸海空軍服制條例附圖 |trans-title=Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force |journal=Gazette of the Presidential Palace |date=7 November 1996 |issue=6769 |pages=65–67 |url=https://www.president.gov.tw/Portals/0/Bulletins/paper/PDF/6769-2.PDF |access-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306002354/https://www.president.gov.tw/Portals/0/Bulletins/paper/PDF/6769-2.PDF |archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref>
| [[File:Taiwan-army-OF-9b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-army-OF-9a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-army-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-army-OF-7.svg|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="TaiwanTranslation">{{cite web |author1=Ministry of National Defense |title=Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=F0030002 |website=law.moj.gov.tw |publisher=Ministry of Justice |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
| [[Colonel general|Full general]]
| [[Full General|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
| '''{{naval|Taiwan}}'''<ref name="Taiwan" />
| {{nobreak|[[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-9b-Shoulder.svg|50px]] [[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-9-Sleeve.svg|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak|[[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-9a-Shoulder.svg|50px]] [[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-9-Sleeve.svg|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak|[[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-8-Shoulder.svg|50px]] [[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-8-Sleeve.svg|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak|[[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-7-Shoulder.svg|50px]] [[File:Taiwan-Navy-OF-7-Sleeve.svg|50px]]}}
|-
| Translation<ref name="TaiwanTranslation" />
| [[General admiral|Full admiral]]
| [[Admiral]]
| [[Vice admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral]]
|-
| '''{{air force|Taiwan}}'''<ref name="Taiwan" />
| [[File:Taiwan-airforce-OF-9b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-airforce-OF-9a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-airforce-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-airforce-OF-7.svg|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="TaiwanTranslation" />
| [[Colonel general|Full general]]
| [[Full general|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
| '''{{marines|Taiwan}}'''<ref name="Taiwan" />
| 
| [[File:Taiwan-Marine-OF-9a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-Marine-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Taiwan-Marine-OF-7.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Translation<ref name="TaiwanTranslation" />
| 
| [[Full general|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| || {{lang|zh-tw|一級上將}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Yiji shangjiang}}||{{lang|zh-tw|二級上將}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Erji shangjiang}}||{{lang|zh-tw|中將}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Zhongjiang}}||{{lang|zh-tw|少將}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Shaojiang}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|}

==Japanese variant==
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by {{lang|ja-Latn|riku}} ({{langx|ja|陸|lit=land}}), {{lang|ja-Latn|kai}} ({{langx|ja|海|lit=sea}}) or {{lang|ja-Latn|kū}} ({{langx|ja|空|lit=air}}). The rank insignia of the {{lang|ja-Latn|Bakuryōchō-taru-shō}} was enacted on December 1, 1962, and before that, it was the same three-star as other {{lang|ja-Latn|Shō}}.

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Japanese
| {{lang|ja|幕僚長たる将}} || {{lang|ja|将}} || {{lang|ja|将補}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| [[Romanization of Japanese|Romanization]]
| {{lang|ja-Latn|Bakuryōchō-taru-shō}} || {{lang|ja-Latn|Shō}} || {{lang|ja-Latn|Shō-ho}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
| Literal translation || [[Chief of Staff, Joint Staff|Commander serving as Chief of staff]] || Commander || Supplementary commander
|-
| '''{{army|Japan|name=Japanese Army}}'''<ref name="Japan">{{cite web |title=自衛官の階級 |trans-title=Self-Defense Forces rank |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/j/profile/mod_sdf/class/ |website=mod.go.jp |publisher=Japanese Ministry of Defense |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
| [[File:JGSDF General insignia (b)(dark purple).svg|50px|General]]
| [[File:JGSDF Lieutenant General insignia (b)(dark purple).svg|50px|Lieutenant General]]
| [[File:JGSDF Major General insignia (b)(dark purple).svg|50px|Major General]]
|-
| U.S. equivalent<ref name="Japan2">{{cite book |last1=Dolan |first1=Ronald E. |editor1-last=Worden |editor1-first=Robert L. |title=Japan: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1999 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=91029874 |page=449 |edition=5th  |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.japancountrystud00dola/?sp=505&st=image |access-date=12 February 2024 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
| [[Full general|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
| '''{{naval|Japan|name=Japanese Navy}}'''<ref name="Japan" />
| {{nobreak|[[File:JMSDF Admiral insignia (b).svg|50px]] [[File:Japan-Navy-OF-9.svg|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak|[[File:JMSDF Vice Admiral insignia (b).svg|50px]] [[File:Japan-Navy-OF-8.svg|50px]]}}
| {{nobreak|[[File:JMSDF Rear Admiral insignia (b).svg|50px]] [[File:Japan-Navy-OF-7.svg|50px]]}}
|-
| U.S. equivalent<ref name="Japan2" />
| [[Admiral]]
| [[Vice admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral]]
|-
| '''{{air force|Japan|name=Japanese Air Force}}'''<ref name="Japan" />
| [[File:JASDF General insignia (b).svg|50px]]
| [[File:JASDF Lieutenant General insignia (b).svg|50px]]
| [[File:JASDF Major General insignia (b).svg|50px]]
|-
| U.S. equivalent<ref name="Japan2" />
| [[Full General|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| || {{lang|ja|幕僚長たる将}}<br />{{lang|ja-Latn|Bakuryōchō-taru-shō}} || {{lang|ja|将}}<br />{{lang|ja-Latn|Shō}} || {{lang|ja|将補}}<br />{{lang|ja-Latn|Shō-ho}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|}

==Korean variant==
{{see also|Comparative military ranks of Korea}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title   = Jang
| hangul  = 장
| hanja   = 將
| rr      = Jang
| mr      = Jang
| context = 
| img     =
| caption = 
}}
===North Korea===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Hangul]]
| {{lang|ko|대장}}
| {{lang|ko|상장}}
| {{lang|ko|중장}}
| {{lang|ko|소장}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Hanja]]
| {{lang|ko|大將}}
| {{lang|ko|上將}}
| {{lang|ko|中將}}
| {{lang|ko|少將}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Revised Romanization of Korean|Romanization]]
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Daejang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Sangjang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Chungjang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Sojang}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! Literal translation
| Grand commander
| Upper commander
| Middle commander
| Lower commander
|-style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{army|North Korea}}'''<ref name="North_Korea">{{cite book |last1=Minnich |first1=James M. |editor1-last=Worden |editor1-first=Robert L. |title=North Korea: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=2008 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=2008028547 |pages=266, 268 |edition=5th  |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.northkoreacountr00word/?sp=312 |access-date=20 October 2021 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-9.svg|50px|alt=Captain general]]
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg|50px|alt=Superior general]]
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-7.svg|50px|alt=Middle general]]
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-6.svg|50px|alt=Junior general]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Army general
| Colonel general
| Lieutenant general
| Major general
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{navy|North Korea}}'''<ref name="North_Korea" />
| [[File:DPRK-Navy-OF-9.svg|50px]] 
| [[File:DPRK-Navy-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:DPRK-Navy-OF-7.svg|50px]]
| [[File:DPRK-Navy-OF-6.svg|50px]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Admiral of the Fleet
| Admiral
| Vice admiral
| Rear admiral
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''{{air force|North Korea}}'''<ref name="North_Korea" />
| [[File:DPRK-AirForce-OF-9.svg|50px|alt=Captain General]]
| [[File:DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg|50px|alt=Superior General]]
| [[File:DPRK-AirForce-OF-7.svg|50px|alt=Middle General]]
| [[File:DPRK-AirForce-OF-6.svg|50px|alt=Junior General]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Army general
| Colonel general
| Lieutenant general
| Major general
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! 
| {{lang|ko|대장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Daejang}}
| {{lang|ko|상장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Sangjang}}
| {{lang|ko|중장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Chungjang}}
| {{lang|ko|소장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Sojang}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|}

===South Korea===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Hangul]]
| {{lang|ko|대장}}
| {{lang|ko|중장}}
| {{lang|ko|소장}}
| {{lang|ko|준장}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Hanja]]
| {{lang|ko|大將}}
| {{lang|ko|中將}}
| {{lang|ko|少將}}
| {{lang|ko|准將}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! [[Revised Romanization of Korean|Romanization]]
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Daejang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Jungjang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Sojang}}
| {{lang|ko-Latn|Junjang}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! Literal translation
| Grand commander
| Middle commander
| Lower commander
| Given commander
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg}} '''[[Republic of Korea Armed Forces|Armed Forces]]'''<ref name="law.go.kr">{{cite web |title=gyegeubjang-ui jesig(je7joje2hang gwanlyeon) |script-title=ko:계급장의 제식(제7조제2항 관련) |trans-title=Rank insignia (related to Article 7 (2))  |url=https://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?section=&menuId=1&subMenuId=15&tabMenuId=81&eventGubun=060101&query=%EA%B5%B0%EC%9D%B8%EB%B3%B5%EC%A0%9C%EB%A0%B9#AJAX |website=law.go.kr |access-date=30 December 2021 |language=ko}}</ref>
| [[File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-9.svg|100px]]
| [[File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-8.svg|100px]]
| [[File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-7.svg|100px]]
| [[File:SouthKorea-Collar-OF-6.svg|100px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| English translation<br />{{small|([[Republic of Korea Army|Army]])}}<ref name="South_Korea">{{cite book |last1=Katz |first1=Rodney P. |editor1-last=Savada |editor1-first=Andrea Matles |editor2-last=Shaw |editor2-first=William |title=South Korea: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1992 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=91039109 |page=292 |edition=4th |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.southkoreacountr00sava_0/?sp=342 |access-date=2 January 2022 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
| [[General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=5| {{hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| English translation<br />{{small|([[Republic of Korea Navy|Navy]])}}<ref name="South_Korea" />
| [[Admiral]]
| [[Vice admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral|Rear admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half)|Rear admiral<br />(lower half)]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=5| {{hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| English translation<br />{{small|([[Republic of Korea Air Force|Air Force]])}}<ref name="South_Korea" />
| [[General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=5| {{hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| English translation<br />{{small|([[Republic of Korea Marine Corps|Marine Corps]])}}
| [[General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|- style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
! 
| {{lang|ko|대장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Daejang}}
| {{lang|ko|중장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Jungjang}}
| {{lang|ko|소장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Sojang}}
| {{lang|ko|준장}}<br/>{{lang|ko-Latn|Junjang}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
! Rank group||colspan=4| General/flag officers
|}

==Vietnamese variant==
{{main|Vietnamese military ranks and insignia}}
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group
! colspan=4|General/flag officers
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || {{lang|vi|Đại tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Thượng tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Trung tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Thiếu tướng}}
|- style=" background:#efefef;"
| [[Chữ Hán]] || {{Vi-nom|大將}} || {{Vi-nom|上將}} || {{Vi-nom|中將}} || {{Vi-nom|少將}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Literal translation || Grand general || Upper general || Middle general || Lower general
|-
| '''{{army|Vietnam}}'''<ref name="Vietnam">{{cite web |title=Quy định quân hiệu, cấp hiệu, phù hiệu và lễ phục của Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam |url=http://www.mod.gov.vn/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/vZTbcqJAEIafJQ9gMcOZSxiOg6AcBW4sEVSECEEU5OmXbLJbm9RuvMk6fdVVf9fX_c_0EAkREclpcy32m66oT5vqNU_YtSraLi9BEQDgMcCgRDOYC1MicpMgngRIE3WamwPAz7VJIOqBKzgUBUTqY_2C0_mpHiGGCikIJECsiOgY0wM6W70i-ruynFfb1fYQX7ZNdtn5qHA8c6zP5WWtN7JZeulq7Id0jm6zQejicQQsiZnxbA4Q57NTs-r7sKUaVLQlv5USsiPHDjJShYe9dkQvriL39cy8OujA12x08P2QCfHIXDr1KPJw3aZRs1ueQ_tk1k_vs4F_HBHcm-2t_gvBHW9XRPJRoomhCgzsARFxDIlo7l3wlf0_BV_MEE8C7o8mfZ6bujBCgZZpCESW8IkI0GvveGuMsRzdI-iBPzrQBh0GXGhZnB7YQYXtbAE9ObRgG_RWig3Lx5Y3BqQn6MssdANJlOTL3r_eA3KPBjL_G6gt9Ndb8zHjLRwS0NSDJ3TobwdiItlXdTp9EGESU5JcG72ieOtDsFh6TK4Vy7piTSpNvZtbVTG5P_HXbTEfbE3I8eGUsfDs3MJcRU1WvTi52SWXoj-uFptwE0eD1SaoWy27ss1UyzsBf5fBgyr07TEdcUpK82dnN-SoyGZNv0CIXxou1HKc-HzKIoVLcXNBNuhNeNhYAPdT3oc2ZexMrbAYdqf6oTq-bBF5fiJsvX7OP9v3aRGdvz2QwVb6wR-xAUswWEHr2r5yswTJ9mXlBgJoW21meWUNvbIxz538yz4v4oToDpClHwx0uP8N_LwC4NGWst8ObJ6DqzlnXX2MfkeuXZ_fYv_0AytYOeM!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |website=mod.gov.vn |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Vietnam) |access-date=30 May 2021 |date=26 August 2009|lang=vi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202031836/http://www.mod.gov.vn/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/vZTbcqJAEIafJQ9gMcOZSxiOg6AcBW4sEVSECEEU5OmXbLJbm9RuvMk6fdVVf9fX_c_0EAkREclpcy32m66oT5vqNU_YtSraLi9BEQDgMcCgRDOYC1MicpMgngRIE3WamwPAz7VJIOqBKzgUBUTqY_2C0_mpHiGGCikIJECsiOgY0wM6W70i-ruynFfb1fYQX7ZNdtn5qHA8c6zP5WWtN7JZeulq7Id0jm6zQejicQQsiZnxbA4Q57NTs-r7sKUaVLQlv5USsiPHDjJShYe9dkQvriL39cy8OujA12x08P2QCfHIXDr1KPJw3aZRs1ueQ_tk1k_vs4F_HBHcm-2t_gvBHW9XRPJRoomhCgzsARFxDIlo7l3wlf0_BV_MEE8C7o8mfZ6bujBCgZZpCESW8IkI0GvveGuMsRzdI-iBPzrQBh0GXGhZnB7YQYXtbAE9ObRgG_RWig3Lx5Y3BqQn6MssdANJlOTL3r_eA3KPBjL_G6gt9Ndb8zHjLRwS0NSDJ3TobwdiItlXdTp9EGESU5JcG72ieOtDsFh6TK4Vy7piTSpNvZtbVTG5P_HXbTEfbE3I8eGUsfDs3MJcRU1WvTi52SWXoj-uFptwE0eD1SaoWy27ss1UyzsBf5fBgyr07TEdcUpK82dnN-SoyGZNv0CIXxou1HKc-HzKIoVLcXNBNuhNeNhYAPdT3oc2ZexMrbAYdqf6oTq-bBF5fiJsvX7OP9v3aRGdvz2QwVb6wR-xAUswWEHr2r5yswTJ9mXlBgJoW21meWUNvbIxz538yz4v4oToDpClHwx0uP8N_LwC4NGWst8ObJ6DqzlnXX2MfkeuXZ_fYv_0AytYOeM!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/|archive-date=2 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[File:Vietnam People's Army General.png|50px]]
| [[File:Vietnam People's Army Colonel General.png|50px]]
| [[File:Vietnam People's Army Lieutenant General.png|50px]]
| [[File:Vietnam People's Army Major General.png|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="Pike">{{cite book |last1=Pike |first1=Douglas |editor1-last=Cima |editor1-first=Ronald J. |title=Vietnam: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1989 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=88600482 |page=256 |edition=1st |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.vietnamcountryst00cima_0/?sp=310&st=image |access-date=31 December 2023 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
| [[Army general (Vietnam)|Army general]]
| [[Colonel general]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
| '''{{air force|Vietnam}}'''<ref name="Vietnam" />
| 
| [[File:Vietnam People's Air Force Colonel General.png|50px]]
| [[File:Vietnam People's Air Force Lieutenant General.png|50px]]
| [[File:Vietnam People's Air Force Major General.png|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="Pike" />
| 
| Colonel general
| Lieutenant general
| Major general
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Vietnamese|| {{lang|vi|Đại tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Thượng tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Trung tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Thiếu tướng}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group
! colspan=4|General/flag officers
|}

===South Vietnamese variant===
{{main|South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia}}
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group
! colspan=5|General/flag officers
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] 
| {{lang|vi|Thống tướng}}
| {{lang|vi|Đại tướng}}
| {{lang|vi|Trung tướng}}
| {{lang|vi|Thiếu tướng}}
| {{lang|vi|Chuẩn tướng}}
|- style=" background:#efefef;"
| [[Chữ Hán]] || {{Vi-nom|統將}} || {{Vi-nom|大將}} || {{Vi-nom|中將}} || {{Vi-nom|少將}} || {{Vi-nom|准將}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Literal translation || Master general || Grand general || Middle general || Lower general || Quasi-general / Rear - general
|-
| '''{{army|South Vietnam}}'''<br />{{small|(1967-1975)}}<ref name="SVietnamA2">{{cite book |author1=Armed Forces Information and Education |title=Uniforms of Seven Allies (DOD GEN-30) |date=1968 |publisher=Department of Defense |pages=26-28 |url=https://archive.org/details/UniformsOfSevenAllies01/Uniforms%20of%20Seven%20Allies%2026.jpg |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
| [[File:B ARVN-OF-10.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B ARVN-OF-9.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B ARVN-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B ARVN-OF-7.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B ARVN-OF-6.svg|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="SVietnamA2" />
| [[General of the army|General of the Army]]
| [[General officer|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|- 
|  '''{{marines|South Vietnam}}'''<br />{{small|(1967-1975)}}
| 
| 
| [[File:B_RVNMD-OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B_RVNMD-OF-7.svg|50px]]
| [[File:B_RVNMD-OF-6.svg|50px]]
|-
| Translation
|
|
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|-
| '''{{air force|South Vietnam}}'''<br>{{small|(1967-1975)}}<ref name="SVietnamA2" />
|[[File:B VNAF-OF-10.svg|50px]]
|[[File:B VNAF-OF-9.svg|50px]]
|[[File:B VNAF-OF-8.svg|50px]]
|[[File:B VNAF-OF-7.svg|50px]]
|[[File:B VNAF-OF-6.svg|50px]]
|-
| Translation<ref name="SVietnamA2" />
| [[General of the Air Force]]
| [[General officer|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Vietnamese|| {{lang|vi|Thống tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Đại tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Trung tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Thiếu tướng}} || {{lang|vi|Chuẩn tướng}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
! Rank group
! colspan=5|General/flag officers
|}

== See also ==
*[[Xiao (rank)]]
*[[Wei (rank)]]
*[[Shi (rank)]]
* [[Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force]]
* [[Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy]]
* [[Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force]]
* [[People's Armed Police#Ranks and insignia|Ranks of the People's Armed Police]]
* [[Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Chinese-language titles|Jiang]]
[[Category:Military ranks of the People's Republic of China]]
[[Category:Military ranks of the Republic of China]]