semantogram

== English == === Etymology === From semanto- +‎ -gram, thus literally "meaning-drawing." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /səˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ Hyphenation: se‧man‧to‧gram === Noun === semantogram (plural semantograms) A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words. ==== Synonyms ==== semantograph ideograph ==== Related terms ==== logogram phonogram