ideograph
noun
ideo·graph ˈi-dē-ə-ˌgraf 
ˈī-
: ideogram
ideographic
ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik
adjective ˌī-
ideographically
ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē
adverb ˌī-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To integrate that useful principle into his encoding scheme, Zhi decided to index characters by their components—the simpler characters within each ideograph—using the first letter of each component’s pinyin spelling. 
Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022 Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined above
ideograph
noun
as in ideogram
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- ideogram
- hieroglyphic
- hieroglyph
- representation
- depiction
- image
- illustration
- resemblance
- portrait
- likeness
- drawing
- view
- picture
- delineation
- icon
- daub
- silhouette
- etching
- ikon
- sketch
- pictograph
- finger painting
- watercolor
- doodle
- caricature
- photograph
- collage
- cartoon
- montage