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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- pictograph [ 'pɪktə .græf] [ 'pɪktəgrɑːf]
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noun
古代石壁画
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noun
【同义词】pictography
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noun
统计图表
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noun
古代石壁画
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pictograph ['pɪktə"grɒːf]
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n
a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
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n
a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels or consumption
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[Etymology]
C19: from Latin pictus, from pingere to paint
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n
a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
Examples
- “山”是个象形字， 是由大山的形态演化而来的。
- "Mountain" in Chinese is a pictograph character which has its origin in the shape of the mountain. → 象形
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