OFFICER    軍官

LEADING SOLDIER in an ARMY.
MILITARY OFFICERCOMMISSIONED OFFICERNONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERNCOCOMMANDING OFFICERCO
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Jūn zǐ 君子 (xiǎo rén 小人 "soldier of lower rank") refers generically to the higher grades in the army. 2. Kuí 魁 is a powerful personality who happens, on account of his power, to obtain military command over an army. 3. Sīmǎ 司馬 refers to a very senior military official in the bureaucracy of the capital of a state. 4. tài wèi 太尉 corresponds roughly to the Minister of Defense in the Qin and Han bureaucracy. 5. Dū weì 都尉 is a senior military official in the Han bureaucracy. NB: For official military titles see XXX.
Modern Chinese Criteria
軍官 武官 官佐 官長 etc. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • GENERAL　OFFICER who is the LEADER of an ARMY. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
See also
Hypernym
  • SOLDIER　ADULT who is a MEMBER of an ARMY. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • ADULT　HUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME. (anc: 7/0, child: 20)
  • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)

Words (29 items)

右  yòu OC: ɢʷɯʔ MC: ɦɨu 13 Attributions
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  • v[adN]N=humofficer on the right, attendant on the right (walking along with the carriage); spearman on the right
甲士  jiǎ shì OC: kraab dzrɯʔ MC: kɣap ɖʐɨ 10 Attributions
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  • NParmoured officers
騎  jì OC: ɡrals MC: giɛ 9 Attributions
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  • nagenthorseman; knight; riding messenger; rider; outriders
常侍  cháng shì OC: djaŋ ɡljɯs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ dʑɨ 4 Attributions
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  • NPpost=NprtitleConstant Attendant
  • NPtitleConstant Attendant
侍郎  shì láng OC: ɡljɯs ɡ-raaŋ MC: dʑɨ lɑŋ 3 Attributions
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. #5278

    "Han-Tang: Attendant Gentleman, in Han the 2nd highest of 3 categories in which Court Gentlemen (lang) were divided, with status below Inner Gentleman (zhonglang) but above Gentlemen of the Interior (langzhong); rank=400 bushels. In Later Han 36 Attendant Gentlemen were distributed equally among the Six Sections (liucao) of the Imperial Secreteriat (shangshu tai), as assistants to the Imperial Secretaries (shangshu) who headed the Sections. [...]"

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  • NP=NprtitleAttendant Gentleman Npr
  • NPtitleAttendant Gentleman
縣令  xiàn lìng OC: ɢʷeens ɡ-reŋs MC: ɦen liɛŋ 2 Attributions
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  • NPtitledistrict commander
軍吏  jūn lì OC: kun rɯs MC: ki̯un lɨ 2 Attributions
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  • NPpluralofficers
史  shǐ OC: srɯʔ MC: ʂɨ 2 Attributions
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  • nofficer (or emissary 使)　(in OBI of 帝)
  • n=Nprtitle(scribe-) officer Npr
尉  wèi OC: quds MC: ʔɨi 2 Attributions
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  • nlieutenant; adjutant
都尉  dū wèi OC: k-laa quds MC: tuo̝ ʔɨi 2 Attributions

Dū weì 都尉 is a senior military official in the Han bureaucracy.

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  • NP(post-Npr)the military commander of the contextually determinate place NprDS
  • NP{N1adN2}senior military commander (SJ)
供奉  gōng fèng OC: koŋ boŋʔ MC: ki̯oŋ bi̯oŋ 2 Attributions
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. #3418

    "Auxiliary (?)', from the early 700s an appendix to titles apparently signifying that the officials were fully qualified for the posts indicated but were supernumerary, awaiting vacancies that they might fill. [...] 'For Court Service', an appendix to titles signifying that the officials had been chosen on a rotational basis to be on duty as close attendants of the Emperor."

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  • NPpost=Nprtitlekind of court official, 'Auxiliary' (HUCKER)
多士  duō shì MC: ta dzriX OC: k-laal dzrɯʔ 1 Attribution
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  • NPpluralserving group of officersCH
元帥  yuán shuài OC: ŋɡon sruds MC: ŋi̯ɐn ʂi 1 Attribution
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  • NPsupreme commander
戎士  róng shì MC: nyuwng dzriX OC: njuŋ dzrɯʔ 1 Attribution
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  • NPpluralmilitary officers (of all kinds)CH
刺使  cì shǐ OC: skhleɡs srɯʔ MC: tshiɛ ʂɨ 1 Attribution
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. #7567

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  • NPtitlePrefect (from Suí times onwards head of a prefecture, there are several ranks depending on the size of the prefecture and the population)
中使  zhōng shǐ OC: krluŋ srɯʔ MC: ʈuŋ ʂɨ 1 Attribution
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. # 1600

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  • NPtitleImperial Envoy (can refer to anyone especially dispatched as a representative of the Emperor)
刺吏  cì lì OC: skhleɡs rɯs MC: tshiɛ lɨ 1 Attribution
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. #7567

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  • NPHan-Sui: Regional Inspector; Six Dyn.-Song: Regional Chief; Sui-Jin: Prefect; Qing: Department Magistrate
廉使  lián shǐ OC: ɡ-rem srɯʔ MC: liɛm ʂɨ 1 Attribution
  • A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China ( HUCKER) p. 3715, 3269

    Investigation Commissioner (this is an unofficial reference to a Surveillance Commissioner, gua1n-cha2-shi3 觀察使), i.e. delegates from the central Government who shared authority as civil governors with Military Commissioners

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  • NP=Nprtitletitle: Investigation Commissioner (this is an unofficial reference to a Surveillance Commissioner, guān-chá-shǐ 觀察使) (TIT), i.e. delegates from the central Government who shared authority as civil governors with Military Commissioners (see Hucker: # 3715 and # 3269).
什吏  shí lì OC: ɡjub rɯs MC: dʑip lɨ 1 Attribution
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  • NPofficer in charge of ten soldiers
政  zhèng OC: tjeŋs MC: tɕiɛŋ 1 Attribution
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  • nofficer (see 國政 administrators of the state)
御史  yù shǐ OC: ŋas srɯʔ MC: ŋi̯ɤ ʂɨ 1 Attribution
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  • NP=NprtitleRoyal Scribe Npr
武  wǔ OC: mbaʔ MC: mi̯o 1 Attribution

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  • nnonreferentialmilitary officer (as opposed to civil official)
大司馬  dà sī mǎ OC: daads sqlɯ mraaʔ MC: dɑi sɨ mɣɛ 1 Attribution
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  • NP=NprGrand Marshal Npr
虞  yú OC: ŋʷa MC: ŋi̯o 0 Attributions
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  • ngamester
君子  jūn zǐ OC: klun sklɯʔ MC: ki̯un tsɨ 0 Attributions

Jūn zǐ 君子 (xiǎo rén 小人 "soldier of lower rank") refers generically to the higher grades in the army. See SOLDIER

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魁  kuí OC: khuul MC: khuo̝i 0 Attributions

Kuí 魁 is a powerful personality who happens, on account of his power, to obtain military command over an army.

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  • nmilitary leader
多尹  duō yǐn OC: k-laal k-lunʔ MC: tɑ jʷin 0 Attributions
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  • NPdefinitethe contextually determinate group of leading officers, 多being equivalent to Warring States bǎi 百"the many" in phrases like bǎi xìng 百姓.
太尉  tài wèi OC: thaads quds MC: thɑi ʔɨi 0 Attributions

tài wèi 太尉 corresponds roughly to the Minister of Defense in the Qin and Han bureaucracy.

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  • NP{vadN}most senior military leader, Chief of Staff (SJ)
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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  • NPpluralmilitary officers (of all kinds)CH