ideogram
noun /ˈɪdiəɡræm/
/ˈɪdiəɡræm/
(also ideograph
/ˈɪdiəɡrɑːf/
/ˈɪdiəɡræf/
)- enlarge imagea symbol that is used in a writing system, for example Chinese, to represent the idea of a thing, rather than the sounds of a word compare pictogram
- (specialist) a sign or a symbol for something
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek idea ‘form’ + -gram(see gram).