ideograph

noun

ideo·​graph ˈi-dē-ə-ˌgraf 

ˈī-

: ideogram

ideographic

ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

ˌī-

adjective

ideographically

ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

ˌī-

adverb

Examples of ideograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To integrate that useful principle into his encoding scheme, Zhi decided to index characters by their components—the simpler characters within each ideograph—using the first letter of each component’s pinyin spelling. —Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ideograph

noun

ideo·​graph ˈīd-ē-ə-ˌgraf 

ˈid-

: ideogram

ideographic

ˌīd-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

ˌid-

adjective

ideographically

-ˈgraf-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb