ideography

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A noun referring to the use of ideograms in writing systems, where symbols represent ideas or concepts rather than specific words or sounds.

• 🇨🇳名词，指使用表意符号的文字系统，其中符号代表概念或想法而非具体词语或语音；也指这种表意文字的使用或表意符号体系。

1. Use of ideograms C1 formal technical

   A system or method of writing that uses symbols (ideograms) to represent ideas or concepts directly, rather than sounds.

   • Chinese characters are a prime example of ideography in modern use.
   • Ancient hieroglyphs often relied on ideography to convey complex ideas.
   • The study of ideography helps linguists understand how early civilizations recorded knowledge.
   • Some modern graphic languages still employ pure ideography for universal communication.

   🇨🇳表意文字的使用

• ideographies plural form
• ideographies' possessive plural form
• ideography's possessive singular form