ideograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce ideograph in British English: UK ['ɪdɪəɡrɑ:f]
How to pronounce ideograph in American English: US ['ɪdɪrɡrɑf]
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- Noun:
- a graphic character used in ideography
Word Origin
- ideograph (n.)
- late 1830s, from comb. form of Greek idea (see idea) + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." Related: Ideographic (1822); ideographical.
Example
- 1. Chinese written foundation chinese character is one kind of ideograph .
- 2. In some cases it is hard to make up an ideograph , ideograph means idea graphic .
- 3. The thinking of pictograph and ideograph help form the chinese traditional art pursuit : the mood of a literary work and vividness .