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Ideogram meaning
A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.
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While the young man employs an unorthodox method for extinguishing a blaze engulfing a doll-house-sized structure, his canine companion stands sentinel while grasping in its open jaws a yellow ball emblazoned with the ubiquitous smiley face ideogram.
Burton, pp. 130–131 In the dialogue with Spoletta, the "torture" motif—an "ideogram of suffering", according to Budden—is heard for the first time as a foretaste of what is to come.
In modern transcriptions of Linear B tablets, it is typically convenient to represent an ideogram by its Latin or English name or by an abbreviation of the Latin name.
Often they reenforce the communication of the ideogram by repeating the first or last syllable in the term. In cuneiform In Sumerian, the single word kur had two meanings: 'hill' and 'country'.
The logo (ideogram) is the image embodying an organization.
The red circle and bar is an ideogram representing the idea of "no" or "not allowed".
The third hieroglyph is a determinative: it is an ideogram for verbs of motion that gives the reader an idea of the meaning of the word.
The traditional interpretation of the 道 character, dating back to the (121 CE) Shuowen Jiezi dictionary, was a rare huiyi 會意 "compound ideogram" or " ideogrammic compound ".