ideogram
/ˈaɪdiəɡræm/
noun
- A written symbol that represents an idea or concept directly, rather than a particular word or sound.
- Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs include many ideograms that stand for whole ideas.
- On the road sign, a simple ideogram of a person walking indicates a crosswalk.
- The Chinese character for 'mountain' is an ideogram that looks like a peak.
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