PLA designations ... what's the meaning of the letters denoting the different variants

[Maikeru]

I'd be interested in knowing what the various missile designations mean in both English and usage:

DF
CJ
KD
KF
YJ
JG
PL - Thunderbolt - AAM
HQ - SAM
HJ - ATGM

 

[BillRamengod]

By the way, any updates recently? Especially for all the letters denoting the different ISR/EW/special mission Y-8/-9 variants?

Name	Pinyin	Chinese	Meaning
Y-9FQ	FanQian	反潜	Anti-Submarine (ASW)
Y-9Z	Zhen	侦	Surveillance (ISR)
Y-9LG	LeiDa GanRao	雷达干扰	Radar Jammer (ECM)

 

[BillRamengod]

I'd be interested in knowing what the various missile designations mean in both English and usage:

DF
CJ
KD
KF
YJ
JG
PL - Thunderbolt - AAM
HQ - SAM
HJ - ATGM

DF - DongFeng 东风 - East Wind - BM
CJ - ChangJian 长剑 - Long Sword - CM
KD - KongDi 空地 - Air to Surface - AGM
FK - FangKong 防空- Anti-Air - SAM
YJ - YiJi 鹰击 - Eagle Strike - ASM
JG - Really don't know what this is
PL - PiLi 霹雳 - Thunderbolt - AAM
HQ - HongQi 红旗 - Red flag - SAM
HJ - HongJian 红箭 - Red Arrow - ATGM

Fun fact: All of the missile names that are based on imagery are derived from poems by Mao Zedong.

 

[Maikeru]

DF - DongFeng 东风 - East Wind - BM
CJ - ChangJian 长剑 - Long Sword - CM
KD - KongDi 空地 - Air to Surface - AGM
FK - FangKong 防空- Anti-Air - SAM
YJ - YiJi 鹰击 - Eagle Strike - ASM
JG - Really don't know what this is
PL - PiLi 霹雳 - Thunderbolt - AAM
HQ - HongQi 红旗 - Red flag - SAM
HJ - HongJian 红箭 - Red Arrow - ATGM

Thanks. KF? By YJ - ASM do you mean Anti-Ship Missile (AShM).