Wei (rank)
Company-grade officer in Chinese armed forces
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Wei is a company-grade officer rank used in some East Asian militaries, including China, Taiwan, North Korea and South Korea.
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| Traditional Chinese | 尉 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | úy | ||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 위 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 尉 | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 尉 | ||||||||
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Chinese variant
People's Liberation Army
The same rank names are used 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').
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| Chinese | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Pinyin | Dàwèi | Shàngwèi | Zhōngwèi | Shǎowèi |
| Literal translation | Great officer | Upper officer | Middle officer | Lower officer |
 PLA Ground Forces[1][a] |
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| 大尉 Da wei | 上尉 Shang wei | 中尉 Zhong wei | 少尉 Shao wei | |
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Republic of China Armed Forces
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| Chinese | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | Siōng-ùi | Tiong-ùi | Siáu-ùi |
| Literal translation | Upper officer | Middle officer | Lower officer |
 Republic of China Army[2] |
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 Republic of China Military Police[2] |
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 Republic of China Navy[2] |
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 Republic of China Air Force[2] |
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 Republic of China Marine Corps[2] |
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| 上尉 Siōng-ùi | 中尉 Tiong-ùi | 少尉 Siáu-ùi | |
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Korean variant
North Korea
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| Hangul | 대위 | 상위 | 중위 | 소위 |
| Hanja | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Romanization | Taewi | Sangwi | Chungwi | Sowi |
| Literal translation | Great rank | Upper rank | Middle rank | Lower rank |
 Korean People's Army Ground Force[3] |
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| Senior captain | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |
 Korean People's Navy[3] |
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| Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade |
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 Korean People's Army Air Force[3] |
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| Senior captain | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |
| 대위 Taewi |
상위 Sangwi |
중위 Chungwi |
소위 Sowi | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
South Korea
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| Hangul | 대위 | 중위 | 소위 | 준위 |
| Hanja | 大尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 | 准尉 |
| Romanization | Daewi | Jungwi | Sowi | Junwi |
| Literal translation | Great rank | Middle rank | Small rank | Given rank |
 Republic of Korea Army[4] |
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| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
 Republic of Korea Navy[5] |
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| Translation[6] | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | Warrant officer |
 Republic of Korea Air Force |
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| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
 Republic of Korea Marine Corps |
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| Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Warrant officer | |
| 대위 Daewi |
중위 Jungwi |
소위 Sowi |
준위 Junwi | |
| Rank group | Junior officers | |||
Vietnamese variant
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| Native name | Đại úy | Thượng úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy |
| Chữ Hán | 大尉 | 上尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 |
| Literal translation | Grand officer | Upper officer | Middle officer | Smaller officer |
 Vietnam People's Ground Force[7][b] |
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 Vietnam People's Navy[7] |
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 Vietnam People's Air Force[7] |
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 Vietnam Border Guard[7] |
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 Vietnam Coast Guard[7] |
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| Native name | Đại úy | Thượng úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy |
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South Vietnamese variant
| Rank group | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||
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| Native name | Đại úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy | Chuẩn úy |
| Chữ Hán | 大尉 | 中尉 | 少尉 | 准尉 |
| Literal translation | Grand officer | Middle officer | Smaller officer | Quasi-officer |
 Army of the Republic of Vietnam(1967–1975)[8] |
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| Translation[8] | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
 Republic of Vietnam Navy(1967–1975)[8] |
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| Translation[8] | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Commissioned warrant officer |
 Republic of Vietnam Marine Division(1967–1975) |
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| Translation | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
 Republic of Vietnam Air Force(1967–1975)[8] |
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| Translation[8] | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Aspirant |
| Native name | Đại úy | Trung úy | Thiếu úy | Chuẩn úy |
| Rank group | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||
See also
Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries
- General officer: Jiang (rank)
- Senior officer: Sa (rank), Xiao (rank), Lyeong
- Junior officer: Wei (rank)
- Non-commissioned officers: Shi (rank)
- Enlisted ranks: Bing (rank), Shi (rank)
Notes
- Same insignia for the Armed Police,[1] Rocket Force, Aerospace Force, and Cyberspace Force.
- Same insignia for the Cyberspace Operations and Mausoleum Command.[7]