From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishideogramid‧e‧o‧gram /ˈɪdiəɡræm/ (also ideograph /-ɡrɑːf $ -ɡræf/) noun [countable] SLa written sign, for example in Chinese, that represents an idea or thing rather than the sound of a word → hieroglyphics
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ideogram• Gorphal picked up the parchment and raised one eyebrow slightly when he saw the familiar ideograms of the Golden Empire.Origin ideogram (1800-1900) Greek idea ( → IDEA) + English -gram 