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单词 pictograph
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pic•to•graph /ˈpɪktəˌgræf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Linguisticsa single sign or symbol that is a small picture, as in a system of writing using such symbols for words.
  2. a painting or drawing on a rock wall or the like by ancient or prehistoric peoples.
See -graph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pic•to•graph  (piktə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsa pictorial sign or symbol.
  2. Archaeology, a record consisting of pictorial symbols, as a prehistoric cave drawing or a graph or chart with symbolic figures representing a certain number of people, cars, factories, etc.
  • Latin pict(us) painted (see picture) + -o- + -graph
  • 1850–55;
pic•to•graph•ic  (pik′tə grafik),USA pronunciation adj.  pic′to•graphi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pictograph /ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf -ˌɡræf/ n
  1. a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
  2. a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels or consumption
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin pictus, from pingere to paint

pictographic /ˌpɪktəˈɡræfɪk/ adj pictography /pɪkˈtɒɡrəfɪ/ n
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