The DGSD records the following feature types:
| Pinyin | Chinese | Definition | Rank |
| Lu | 路 | Circuit | 1 |
| Fu | 府 | Fu prefecture | 2 |
| Zhou | 州 | Zhou prefecture | 2 |
| Jun | 軍 | Jun prefecture | 2 |
| Jian | 監 | Jian prefecture | 2 |
| Xian | 縣 | County | 3 |
| Zhen | 鎮 | town | 4 |
| Jian | 監 | Industrial center | 4 |
| Chang | 塲 | Market | 4 |
| Cheng | 城 | Walled town | 4 |
| Zhai | 寨 | stockade | 4 |