- 九品中正 jiǔpǐnzhōngzhèng nine-rank systemsystem for selecting officials used during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, where local evaluators classified candidates into nine grades
- 九品中正制 jiǔpǐnzhōngzhèngzhì nine-rank systemsystem used for selecting government officials during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, where candidates were evaluated and assigned to nine grades by local officials