《明史·志·卷五十二》
核查各位将领所属部下有五千士兵的为指挥使，有一千士兵的为千户，有一百士兵的为百户，有五十士兵的为总旗，十个士兵的为小旗。
核诸将所部有兵五千者为指挥使，千人者为千户，百人者为百户，五十人为总旗，十人为小旗。
Inspecting the subordinates of each military official included five thousand soldiers for the commander-in-chief, one thousand soldiers for the thousand-household officer, one hundred soldiers for the hundred-household officer, fifty soldiers for the chief military standard-bearer, and ten soldiers for the small military standard-bearer.