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Symbols
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🏁 | official Chinese title of the agency's head |
| @ | acting |
| † | died in office |
| ☂ | took a leave of absence |
| ☹ | executed |
| © | civilian |
| ⊜ | that person is also known under another name, cited below |
| Ｘ | was appointed but did not actually take office |
| ⇄ | resignation was validated only after appointment of successor |
| ↪ | took over as minister without portfolio |
| ▶ | indicates a subordinate agency/committee/organization/entity |
| ➨ | agency was renamed/upgraded/transformed |
| ⇔ | agency remained unchanged |
| Ⓧ | indicates an entity which was eventually abolished |
| ㊀ | diplomatic relations with the ROC were severed |
| ㊉ | diplomatic relations with the ROC were established |
| ® | state has been renamed since |
| ¹ | member of the ROC Legislative Yuan who took a leave of absence |
| ² | member of the ROC Legislative Yuan who switched political affiliation during Legislative term |
| ³ | member of the ROC Legislative Yuan who switched political affiliation during Legislative term and took a leave of absence |
| ♀ | female legislator |
| ☑ | indicates the winner(s) of an election |
| ☢ | nuclear facility |
| Ⓓ | domestic airport |
| ⚔ | disputed |
| Ø | average |
| 🥇 | gold medal (Olympic games) |
| 🥈 | silver medal (Olympic games) |
| 🥉 | bronze medal (Olympic games) |
| 🚩 | Special Municipality (zhixiashi 直轄市) |
| ⒭ | rural township (xiang 鄉) |
| ⒰ | urban township/town (zhen 鎮) |
| Ⓜ | Mountain Aborigines community (shandixiang 山地鄉) |
| Ⓟ | Plains Aborigines community (pingdixiang 平地鄉) |
| ✉ | address |
| ✄ | indicates an abridged version of a document with most of its contents left out |
Furthermore, a red star symbol ("★") indicates official organizations of the PRC.
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