semantogram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words.

/sɪˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ /səˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semantogram.wav

semantogram semantograms

From semanto- + -gram, thus literally "meaning-drawing."

semantograph ideograph

logogram phonogram

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