Jungsa
Shi (rank)
Rank in some East Asian militaries
Shi (Chinese: 士; Korean: 사; Hanja: 士) is the rank usually held by Non-commissioned officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and both North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of the four ancient occupations.
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 | 一级军士长 | 二级军士长 | 三级军士长 | 四级军士长 | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 |
| Pinyin | Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | Shàngshì | Zhōngshì | Xiàshì |
| Literal translation | First class senior corps warrior | Second class senior corps warrior | Third class senior corps warrior | Fourth class senior corps warrior | Upper warrior | Middle warrior | Lower warrior |
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| Native name | 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì |
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| Chinese | 一等士官長 | 二等士官長 | 三等士官長 | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 |
| Pinyin | Yīděng shìguānzhǎng | Èrděng shìguānzhǎng | Sānděng shìguānzhǎng | Shàngshì | Zhōngshì | Xiàshì |
| Literal translation | First class warrior officer | Second class warrior officer | Third class warrior officer | Upper warrior | Middle warrior | Lower warrior |
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| 一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng | 二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng | 三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | |
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| Japanese | 士長 | 1等士 | 2等士 |
| Romanization | Shichō | Ittō shi | Nitō shi |
| Literal translation | Warrior senior | First class warrior | Second class warrior |
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See also: Comparative military ranks of Korea
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| Hangul | 특무상사 | 상사 | 중사 | 하사 | 상급병사 | 중급병사 | 하급병사 | 전사 |
| Hanja | 特務上士 | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 | 上級兵士 | 中級兵士 | 下級兵士 | 戰士 |
| Romanization | T'ŭkmu-sangsa | Sangsa | Chungsa | Hasa | Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa | Chungŭp-pyŏngsa | Hagŭp-pyŏngsa | Chŏnsa |
| Literal translation | Special duty upper warrior | Upper warrior | Middle warrior | Lower warrior | Upper class weapon warrior | Middle class weapon warrior | Lower class weapon warrior | Fight warrior |
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| U.S. equivalent[4] | Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private first class | Private |
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| U.S. equivalent[4] | Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman apprentice |
 KPA Air Force[4] |
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| U.S. equivalent[4] | Chief master sergeant | Senior master sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Airman first class | Airman |
| 특무상사 T'ŭkmu-sangsa | 상사 Sangsa | 중사 Chungsa | 하사 Hasa | 상급병사 Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa | 중급병사 Chungŭp-pyŏngsa | 하급병사 Hagŭp-pyŏngsa | 전사 Chŏnsa | |
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| Hangul | 원사 | 상사 | 중사 | 하사 |
| Hanja | 元士 | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 |
| Romanization | Wonsa | Sangsa | Jungsa | Hasa |
| Literal translation | Chief soldier | Upper soldier | Middle soldier | Lower soldier |
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Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant |
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Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class |
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Chief master sergeant | Senior master sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant |
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Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Gunnery sergeant | Staff sergeant |
| 원사 元士 Wonsa | 상사 上士 Sangsa | 중사 中士 Jungsa | 하사 下士 Hasa | |
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| Vietnamese | Thượng sĩ | Trung sĩ | Hạ sĩ |
| Chữ Hán | 上士 | 中士 | 下士 |
| Literal translation | Upper warrior | Middle warrior | Lower warrior |
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| Vietnamese | Thượng sĩ | Trung sĩ | Hạ sĩ |
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