The first edition of the Hanyu Da Zidian included 54,678 head entries for characters, and this was expanded to 60,370 in the second edition, published in 2010. They give historical logographic forms such as oracle bone script, bronzeware script, and seal script. Pronunciation is glossed for Old Chinese (Shijing rhyme group), Middle Chinese (fanqie spelling), and Modern Standard Chinese (pinyin).
The Hanyu Da Zidian is a dictionary of Chinese characters that includes historical logographic forms like oracle bone script, bronzeware script, and seal script. It provides pronunciation guidance for Old Chinese (Shijing rhyme group), Middle Chinese (fanqie spelling), and Modern Standard Chinese (pinyin).