ideogram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
    ideograph.
    • Chinese characters are ideograms

WordNet

I*de"o*gram noun
Etymology
Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. idéograme.
Definitions
  1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
    Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to represent either things or thoughts. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
    You might even have a history without language written or spoken, by means of ideograms and gesture. J. Peile.
  2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, , $, , etc.
  3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.

Webster 1913