<P> An ideogram or ideograph ( from Greek ἰδέα idéa `` idea '' and γράφω gráphō `` to write '' ) is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept , independent of any particular language , and specific words or phrases . Some ideograms are comprehensible only by familiarity with prior convention ; others convey their meaning through pictorial resemblance to a physical object , and thus may also be referred to as pictograms . </P>
<P> An ideogram or ideograph ( from Greek ἰδέα idéa `` idea '' and γράφω gráphō `` to write '' ) is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept , independent of any particular language , and specific words or phrases . Some ideograms are comprehensible only by familiarity with prior convention ; others convey their meaning through pictorial resemblance to a physical object , and thus may also be referred to as pictograms . </P>
a language that used symbols to represent objects
a language that used symbols to represent objects
pictograms
pictograms