RANK    等級等／級

FORMAL PUBLIC STATUS.
POSITIONLEVELGRADEECHELONCLASSSTATUSSTANDINGDATED STATION
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general term for relative rank of any kind in any walk of life is děng 等. 2. Jiē 階, jí 級. and the rarer bān 班 are general terms referring to a person's position in the bureaucratic hierarchy. 3. Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only. 4. Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank. 5. Shàng 上 is occasionally used to refer to leading position.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GOVERNMENT/LAW 39. 等，等級的通稱。 級，官位的品級。 品，職官等級的通稱。 階，官爵的等級，後特指 “ 品 ” 下的等級或散官的品級。 班，位次；作動詞，安排等級。 位，泛指尊卑等級、官位爵位；特指君王的職位。 列，位次，泛指。 次，位次，少獨用。
Modern Chinese Criteria
等級 等第 等次 等衰 等差 級次 級差 位份 等 級 號 流 路 階 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • OFFICIALADULT who WORKS IN a PUBLIC OFFICE OR IN A PUBLIC FUNCTION.
  • OFFICEBUILDING OR social INSTITUTION in which PUBLIC DUTIES are ACTED:performed BY OFFICIALS.
Hypernym
  • STATUS　ROLE in a GROUP OR in a SOCIETY. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • IMPORTANT　APPROPRIATE to CAUSE ATTENTION OR RESPECT. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • APPROPRIATE　EXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED. (anc: 5/0, child: 8)
Other Hypernyms
  • STATUSnew-27774750-e9e4-4b85-b747-50e9e4fb853e　ROLE in a GROUP OR in a SOCIETY. (anc: 10/0, child: 1)
  • ROLE　DEFINED METHOD of ACTING one MUST USE in a SOCIETY. (anc: 9/0, child: 1)
  • METHOD　SYSTEM of ACTS USING which one is ABLE to SUCCEED IN a TASK.  (anc: 8/0, child: 15)
  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 34

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 8.17

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 259

    • Words (38 items)

    公  gōng OC: klooŋ MC: kuŋ 104 Attributions

    Gōng 公 has many related meanings, but when following after the name of a state the word refers specifically to the ruler of an enfeoffed kingdom under the Son of Heaven who belongs to the royal lineage. After personal names, or used absolutely, the word may generally refer to to rulers of any rank and might be fastidiously translated as "his lordship".

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    • Contrast: 天子/KING Tiān zǐ 天子refers to the Son of Heaven recognised as the ritual leader of all kings, and the word is currently used in a non-referential generic abstract sense.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)duke of the contextually determinate N; ruler (of any rank) of N
    • n[post-N]the duke of the speaker's state
    • ndefiniteruler - not necessarily of the status of a Duke
    • nindefinitedukes
    • npost-NprHis Excellency (applied posthumously to any deceased member of the 諸侯 group) 桓公 Bronze inscriptions have this 公 after deceased persons below 諸侯 rank. [JM]
    • npost-N{PLACE}as in 宋公: Duke
    • npost-N{PLACE}.+Npr虢公鼓，祭公敦 Duke
    • npost-N{PLACE}traditional州公 Duke is not here an enfeoffment title of the Zhōu, but presumably of the Shāng (See 日知錄 p. 566)
    • nposthumousruler of a state of any of the five ranks 公侯伯子男. (This designation must not be confused with the formal rank of a 公 "Duke".
    • npostNpr.post-N{PLACE}齊桓公 His Excellency
    位  wèi OC: ɢrubs MC: ɦi 57 Attributions

    Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.

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    • Object: 在 / 才/BE IN The general word is zài 在 (ant. wáng 亡"be not present, be absent") which refers to any presence of anything in anything. [GENERAL]
    • Object: 爭/COMPETE The clearly dominant general word for competition or struggle, both hostile and friendly, is zhēng 爭 and the focus is on the conflict rather on what is being fought for. See STRUGGLE
    • Contrast: 地/PLACE Dì 地 is primarily a territory, and only by occasional extension the abstract location of something.
    • Contrast: 處/OFFICE
    • Assoc: 政/GOVERN Zhèng 政 refers to the basically bureaucratic administration of a state, practical implementation of governmental measures.
    • Assoc: 官/OFFICE The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).
    • Assoc: 爵/RANK Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank.
    • Oppos: 身/PERSON Shēn 身 regularly refers to the embodied person, as something to be cultivated, and as something to be morally careful about, but the word is originally widely used to refer to the physical body as such being at times hard to distinguish from the figurative use discussed in this group. The word is very often reflexive.

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    • nab.adVin rank
    • nab.post-Nthe post/rank of NCH
    • nabconcreteone's concrete rank in the hierarchy; respectable formal position in society
    • nabdefiniteconcrete relative position in society
    • nabfigurativerank > stage, level (of development, attainment, etc.)
    • nabsocial(abstract, not narrowly bureaucratic:) (social) position, or seat in the hierarchy (high or low)
    分  fèn MC: pjun OC: bɯns 24 Attributions
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    • nabsocialrank; status, dignity of rank; social hierarchy
    伯  bó OC: praaɡ MC: pɣɛk 23 Attributions
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    • n+Nprtitleearl N　？？？
    • nnonreferentialearls; an earl
    • npost-Ntitle風伯"Earl"
    • npost-N{PLACE}.+Npr秦伯罃
    • npost-N{PLACE}title秦伯third of the feudal ranks, 公侯伯子男，"earl"
    爵  jué OC: tsewɡ MC: tsi̯ɐk 23 Attributions

    Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank.

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    • Epithet: 尊/NOBLE Zūn 尊 (ant. bēi 卑 "lowly, vulgar") is the current word for publicly recognised objective nobility and high status, and the word refers to objective social status in society. [ELEVATED], [HIGH-DEGREE], [OBJECTIVE], [PUBLIC], [SOCIAL]
    • Contrast: 官/OFFICE The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).
    • Contrast: 祿/SALARY The general word for apanages, emoluments or salaries received by any person of high status is lù 祿.
    • Assoc: 官/OFFICE The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).
    • Assoc: 位/RANK Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.
    • Assoc: 祿/SALARY The general word for apanages, emoluments or salaries received by any person of high status is lù 祿.

      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialofficial high formal rank; appointments to official ranks
    • nabstativehigh rank; nobility of rank
    • nadNof formal rank, noble
    • vichangerise in rank, be promoted
    • vtoNcausativeappoint to a high rankCH
    • vtoNpassivebe given a high rankCH
    子  zǐ OC: sklɯʔ MC: tsɨ 11 Attributions
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    • nviscount (NB: title of rulers of Chǔ)
    • nabviscounthoodCH
    • nnonreferentialviscounts
    • npost-N{PLACE}viscount of　楚子
    • npost-N{PLACE}.+Npr楚子虔
    等  děng OC: k-lɯɯŋʔ MC: təŋ 11 Attributions

    The most general term for relative rank of any kind in any walk of life is děng 等 .

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    • nab.post-V{NUM}socialranks 三等
    • nabfigurativeCHEMLA 2003:
    • nabsocialrank, class; social category
    • vtoNarrange (somebody or something) into ranks; classify (something or somebody)
    列  liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 9 Attributions

    Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.

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    • nabsocialformal rank, rank, level of political appointment
    • vadNranked; alligned; established in proper order
    • vtoNestablish in a formal high rank; get established in formal rank; be ranked among
    • vtoNpassivebe established in proper order; be lined up in proper order
    男  nán OC: noom MC: nəm 7 Attributions
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    • nnonreferentiallowest of the five aristocratic ranks: barons
    • npost-N{PLACE}baron of 許男
    • npost-N{PLACE}.+Npr許男斯
    官爵  guān jué OC: koon tsewɡ MC: kʷɑn tsi̯ɐk 4 Attributions
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    • NPabsocialrank
    級  jí OC: krɯb MC: kip 3 Attributions

    Jiē 階, jí 級. and the rarer bān 班 are general terms referring to a person's position in the bureaucratic hierarchy.

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    • nab.post-V{NUM}socialcivil or military rank; degree (in the ranking system), level of ranking, grade in the official hierarchy
    • nabsocialrank
    至尊  zhì zūn MC: tsyijH tswon OC: kljiɡs tsuun 2 Attributions
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    • VP[adN]the man of noblest rankCH
    補處  bǔ chù OC: paaʔ qhljas MC: puo̝ tɕhi̯ɤ 2 Attributions
    • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 178c

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    • NPadNbuddhistBUDDH: of/concerning the rank of a Bodhisattva awaiting to be born as a Buddha
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: stand-in place > the rank/position where one awaits to be the next Buddha (> the next Buddha)
    齒  chǐ OC: khljɯʔ MC: tɕhɨ 2 Attributions
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    • vimiddle voicebe ranked
    等位  děng wèi MC: tojX hwijH OC: k-lɯɯŋʔ ɢrubs 2 Attributions
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    • NPpositions in the official administrative hiearachyLZ
    班  bān OC: praan MC: pɣan 2 Attributions

    Jiē 階, jí 級. and the rarer bān 班 are general terms referring to a person's position in the bureaucratic hierarchy.

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    • nabsocialrank; status ZUO, MENG
    • vibe of the same rank; to equal,
    • vtoNstativebe (rank-wise) equal with respect to
    秩  zhì OC: rliɡ MC: ɖit 2 Attributions
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    • nabsocialofficial ranking in the order of honours
    節  jié OC: tsiiɡ MC: tset 2 Attributions
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    • nabsocialrank in the hierarchy
    祿位  lù wèi OC: b-rooɡ ɢrubs MC: luk ɦi 1 Attribution
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    • NPabsocialsalary and rank; one's concrete position in the hierarchy associated with a certain salary level
    采  cǎi OC: tshɯɯʔ MC: tshəi 1 Attribution
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    • nvery low aristocratic rank
    爵位  jué wèi OC: tsewɡ ɢrubs MC: tsi̯ɐk ɦi 1 Attribution
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    • NPabsocialrank and position; ranks or positions of any kind
    祿秩  lu4 zhì MC: -- drit OC: -- rliɡ 1 Attribution
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    • nabsocialofficial positionLZ
    儕  chái OC: dzriid MC: ɖʐɣɛi 1 Attribution
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    • nabsocialrank
    地  dì OC: lils MC: di 1 Attribution
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    • nabsocialMENG: social position, rank
    序文  xù wén MC: zjoX mjun OC: ljaʔ mɯn 1 Attribution
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    • NP[adN]men of graded formal distinctionCH
    差等  chāi děng MC: tsrhea tojX OC: skhreel k-lɯɯŋʔ 1 Attribution
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    • NPabsocialsocial categories, classesLZ
    殿最  diàn zuì MC: tenH tswajH OC: tɯɯns skoods 1 Attribution
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    • NPabfigurativederived: rank in the hierarchy of aesthetic or literary excellenceCH
    甸  diàn OC: ɡ-liiŋs MC: den 1 Attribution
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    • nlow aristocratic rank
    • nadNthe diàn of Npl
    祿  lù MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNpassivebe given a salaried position or jobCH
    班爵  bān jué OC: praan tsewɡ MC: pɣan tsi̯ɐk 1 Attribution
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    • NP(post-N)the rank of the contextually determinate N
    名位  míng wèi OC: meŋ ɢrubs MC: miɛŋ ɦi 1 Attribution
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    • NPabsocialrank and reputation
    身  shēn OC: qhjin MC: ɕin 0 Attributions
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    • nabsocialstatus in society
    階  jiē OC: kriid MC: kɣɛi 0 Attributions

    Jiē 階, jí 級. and the rarer bān 班 are general terms referring to a person's position in the bureaucratic hierarchy.

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    • nabsocialsocial rank and status
    榮爵  róng jué OC: ɢʷeŋ tsewɡ MC: ɦɣaŋ tsi̯ɐk 0 Attributions
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    • NPabsocialhigh rank
    上  shàng OC: ɡljaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions

    Shàng 上 is occasionally used to refer to leading position.

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    居  jū OC: ka MC: ki̯ɤ 0 Attributions
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    • nabsocialYIZHOUSHU: social status
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • NPabfigurativederived: rank in the hierarchy of aesthetic or literary excellenceCH
    第  dì OC: liils MC: dei 0 Attributions
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    • vtoNassign relative rank