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Ideogram vs Logogram - What's the difference?

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Logogram is a related term of ideogram.



As nouns the difference between ideogram and logogram

is that ideogram is a symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as & and @ while logogram is a character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system).

ideogram

Alternative forms

* ideogramme (rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as .
  • Synonyms

    * (symbol) ideograph

    Derived terms

    * ideogrammatic * ideogrammatically

    Noun

  • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , ideogram, ideogrami , ideograma, ideograma , ideogramu, ideogramima , ideogram, ideograme , ideograme, ideogrami , ideogramu, ideogramima , ideogramom, ideogramima }}

    logogram

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia logogram) (en noun)
  • A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system).
  • A graphical symbol representing a concept or thing, as in roadside signs; a logo.
  • Synonyms

    * (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) logograph