Ideogram

['ɪdɪə(ʊ)græm;'aɪd-] or ['aɪdɪɡræm]

Definition

(noun.) a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; 'Chinese characters are ideograms'.

Editor: Will--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.

(n.) A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc.

(n.) A phonetic symbol; a letter.

Typed by Claire