Eunuch Rank
1. Tài Jiàn (Unranked Eunuch)
Official Rank: Grade Eight
Allowance: 500 copper coins
(Note: Lowest rank, no official title benefits)
2. Fùshòulǐng Tài Jiàn (Junior Eunuch)
Official Rank: Sub-Seventh Grade
Allowance: 1 tael of silver
3. Shòulǐng Tài Jiàn (Intermediate Eunuch)
Official Rank: Seventh Grade
Allowance: 2 taels of silver, 2 bolts of cloth
4. Dà Tài Jiàn (Senior Eunuch)
Official Rank: Sub-Sixth Grade
Allowance: 5 taels of silver, 2 bolts of cloth
5. Sòngguān (Veteran Eunuch)
Official Rank: Sixth Grade
Allowance: 5 taels of silver, 3 bolts of cloth
6. Fù Sòngguān (Deputy Chief Eunuch)
Official Rank: Sub-Fifth Grade
Allowance: 10 taels of silver, 3 bolts of cloth
7. Dà Sòngguān (Chief Eunuch)
Official Rank: Fifth Grade
Allowance: 15 taels of silver, 5 bolts of cloth, 10 catties of grain
8. Palace Eunuch Directors
Qiánqīnggōng Sòngguān, Kūnnínggōng Sòngguān, Shìnìnggōng Sòngguān
Official Rank: Fourth Grade
Posting: One per key palace – Emperor's Hall, Empress's Quarters, and Empress Dowager's Residence
Allowance: 30 taels of silver, 5 bolts of cloth, 15 catties of grain
Notes:
From the rank of Sòngguān (Veteran Eunuch) upward, eunuchs are entitled to be addressed with the honorific "Gōnggong" after their surname (e.g., Li Gōnggong)
Ranks of Imperial Consorts
1. Empress (Huanghou)
(Ruler of the Inner Palace)
- 12 eunuchs and 12 maids serve her.
2. Imperial Noble Consort (Huang Guifei)
(Highest rank consort)
- 10 eunuchs and 12 maids serve her.
3. Noble Consorts (Guifei, Sufei, Defei, Xianfei)
(Second highest rank consorts) Among these four, Guifei holds the highest status.
- 8 eunuchs and 10 maids serve each.
4. Consorts (Fei)
(Third rank consort)
- 6 eunuchs and 8 maids serve her.
5. Imperial Concubine (Pin)
(Fourth rank consort)
- 4 eunuchs and 6 maids serve her.
6. Noble Lady (Guiren)
(Fifth rank consort)
- 3 eunuchs and 4 maids serve her.
7. First Class Female Attendent (Changzai)
(Sixth rank consort)
- 2 eunuchs and 3 maids serve her.
8. Second Class Female Attendent (Daying)
(Seventh rank consort)
- 1 eunuch and 2 maids serve her.
Note: If a consort is granted a special title, her rank is slightly higher than others of the same official position.