ideographic

ˌɪdiəˈɡræfɪk

Definition

Definition of ideographic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

symbols

TECH.

related to symbols representing ideas or concepts

TECH.

Chinese writing is ideographic in nature.

logographic

pictographic

symbolic

writing

TECH.

pertaining to or consisting of ideograms

TECH.

The ancient script was ideographic.

graphic

pictographic

symbolic

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ideographic script

writing system using symbols for ideas or concepts

Chinese characters are an example of an ideographic script.

Origin of ideographic

Greek, idea (form) + graphein (to write)

Examples of ideographic in a sentence

The symbols on the map are ideographic.
Chinese characters are an example of ideographic writing.
The ideographic nature of the symbols intrigued the researchers.

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French:idéographique, idéogrammatique, ...
German:ideographisch, ideografisch, ...
Italian:ideografico, ...
Spanish:ideográfico, ideográfica, ...
Portuguese:ideográfico, pictográfico, ...
Chinese:表意的, ...
Japanese:表意的な, 表意文字の, ...
Arabic:رَمْزِيّ, تصويري, ...
Hebrew:אִידֵאוֹגְרָפִי, אִידֵיאוֹגְרָפִי, ...
Russian:идеографический, идеограмматический, ...
Ukrainian:ідеографічний, ідеограмний, ...
Hindi:विचारात्मक, चित्रलिपीय, ...
Bengali:চিন্তাপ্রকাশক, চিত্রলিপি, ...
Catalan:ideogràfic, pictogràfic, ...
Czech:ideografický, ...
Danish:ideografisk, ...
Dutch:ideografisch, ideogrammatisch, ...
Greek:ιδεογραφικός, ιδεογραμματικός, ...
Hungarian:ideografikus, képírásos, ...
Khmer:អក្សររូបន័យ, បែបអក្សរតំណាងគំនិត, ...
Korean:표의문자의, 표의문자와 관련된, ...
Persian:ایده‌نگارانه, ایدئوگرافیک, ...
Polish:ideograficzny, ...
Portuguese (BR):ideográfico, ...
Romanian:ideografic, simbolic, ...
Swedish:ideografisk, ...
Thai:อักษรภาพ, อักษรสัญลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:ideografik, işaret dili, ...
Vietnamese:biểu ý, chữ tượng hình, ...

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