ideograph

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Recent Examples of ideograph 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideograph
Noun
  • The encrusted object clearly qualified as cultural property, even more so when the treasure hunters cleaned it up, revealing that the shining chunk was actually an ingot stamped with Chinese ideograms.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • And as a sign of the ideogram’s lasting appeal, Hadid was photographed in New York City earlier this week wearing a cropped T-shirt with the yellow icon — albeit the brand was unknown.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024
Noun
  • This scene also reveals something that gets to the heart of many corporate diversity initiatives and the limitations of representation.
    Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This includes integrating data from urban, suburban and rural populations, ensuring representation across racial and ethnic groups, and accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle differences that impact health outcomes. 3.
    Sanjay Juneja, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Written in three scripts—Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic—the stone allowed scholars, most notably Jean-François Champollion in the early 19th century, to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphs for the first time.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The first sliver of light in the east revealed their movable aviary, a box of netted scaffolding the size of a barn, with a few dozen birds perched in silhouette, like hieroglyphs.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In this twilight zone, extreme closeups of Maddie and Frank’s terrified eyes, the sudden depiction of the road in soft focus, and the forest’s AI-like rendering are downright disorienting.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This depiction of Black life—free of stereotypes and full of dignity—was groundbreaking at a time when such representations were rare.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Many people are used to watching entertainment on their cellphones, with vertical images that don’t require turning the phone sideways.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To the untrained eye, these raw records might as well be written in hieroglyphics.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The photograph was taken in Greene’s dining room, where a friend had scribbled what looked to be a series of hieroglyphics, a perfect backdrop for the psychedelic vibe.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.
    Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps there is no greater illustration of that mindset than his assault on one of the significant numbers in professional basketball: 20,000 points.
    Jim Owczarski, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Moments later, her girlfriend, Christine Diaz, also 32, walks into the room, revealing a striking resemblance to the American pop star.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Ideograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideograph. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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