pictograph
nounA picture representing a word, phrase, or idea, especially one used in early writing systems.
nounA pictorial representation of numerical data or relationships, especially a graph, but having each value represented by a proportional number of pictures.
nounA pictorial symbol or sign, or a record or writing composed of such pictorial signs: as, the pictographs of the North American Indians.
nounA picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea.
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a graphic character used in picture writing