Ideogram

usgb/ˈɪdiəɡræm/
noun

A symbol or picture used to represent an idea or an object.

Chinese characters are ideograms, where each character represents an idea or concept.
Visual representation of "ideogram" - A symbol or picture used to represent an idea or an object.

Often appears as...

  • chinese ideogram
  • complex ideogram
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Cultural Significance

Ideograms hold cultural importance in languages like Chinese, as they carry historical and aesthetic value.

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Visiting the calligraphy exhibition, I marveled at the beautiful ideograms representing ancient Chinese proverbs.
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Picture Equals Word

In languages using ideograms, a single symbol can tell a complete story or concept.

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The ideogram for 'forest' suggests a dense collection of trees, even without words.
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Not Phonetic

Ideograms are not related to pronunciation, unlike alphabetic characters, focusing on meaning.

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Although 'tree' has different pronunciations globally, the ideogram conveys the idea universally.
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