Chinese ritsuryo system also had a government post called 'honkan' but in this case, it meant all government posts (they were equivalent to shikijikan [a person with an official rank but has no corresponding position] in Japan) which belonged to kanhin (governmental officials classified into nine grades from first honkan to ninth honkan) of over Junior Ninth Rank and honkan in Japan had a completely different definition although the name was derived from Chinese honkan (However, it is said that 'honkan' was also used in the sense of shikijikan in Japan).
中国の律令制にも「品官」と呼ばれる官職群は存在するが、この場合従九品以上の官品に属する全ての官職（日本で言う職事官）を指すものであり、日本の品官の名称そのものは中国のそれに由来しているものの、意味合いが全く違うものである（ただし、日本においても職事官の意味での「品官」という語も用いられていたという説がある）。