logographic
/ˌlɔɡəˈɡræfɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a writing system in which each symbol represents a whole word or idea, rather than a sound.
- Chinese is a logographic language, where each character stands for a word or concept.
- Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are a logographic script.
- Logographic systems can be harder to learn because you need to remember many symbols.
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