ideogram
ideogram — noun
- ideogramsingular
- ideogramsplural
1. a written character in some scripts, like Chinese, that conveys a complete idea
a written character in some scripts, like Chinese, that conveys a complete idea or object without indicating pronunciation
Lauren pointed to the Chinese ideogram for 'water' on the restaurant menu.
ideogram for a concrete object — meaning is visual, not phonetic
The museum guide explained how ancient Egyptian ideograms developed over three thousand years.
Sora copied each Japanese ideogram carefully with a brush and black ink.
The sign at the temple gate displayed an ideogram that meant 'silence.'
Hamza found that learning ideograms was easier than remembering long strings of letters.
- phonogram
a written symbol that represents a sound rather than an idea or object
文法句型
an ideogram for [something]
an ideogram of [something]
ideogram + in [a writing system]
用法筆記
Distinguish from logogram, which represents a specific word rather than a general idea, and from pictogram, which is a simplified picture used mainly in public signs and instructions rather than in a full writing system.