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
  • Drag Race has always been an unapologetic representation of previously underrepresented queerness and self-expression.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • By 2030, Indeed is committed to increasing the representation of female, transgender, nonbinary, agender, gender nonconforming and genderqueer employees to represent 50 percent of the company's total global workforce.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • From Egyptian hieroglyphs to European folklore, these birds have been revered for their elegance and adaptability.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Eventually, Proto-Sinaitic script, which transformed some hieroglyphs into alphabetic letters, emerged in the Sinai Peninsula around 1900 B.C.E. Scholars have long thought that this was when the alphabet was invented, as Schwartz says in a statement.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The first time around, the series was hailed as a brutal critique of economic exploitation and capitalist society thanks to its depiction of the contestants’ backstories, as well as its focus on how the economically downtrodden are treated by others regardless of the reason for their circumstances.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over the years, its hilariously relatable depiction of Yuletide chaos has made Christmas Vacation a beloved holiday staple.
    John Russell, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.
    Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • One of the coffins is etched with hieroglyphics that indicate a priest was buried inside, but the individual was a 14-year-old boy much smaller than the coffin.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.
    Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This illustration from the National Weather Service shows the tilt and rotation of the Earth on the winter and summer solstices, as well as the autumnal and vernal equinox marking the beginning of fall and spring.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • There are also little illustrations for tracking water intake and minutes of meditation and exercise.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The cast takes a motorboat to a giant, crusty-ass pirate ship in the middle of the ocean named Sinister, with an uncanny resemblance to the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob SquarePants.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Pfeiffer responded, sharing her appreciation for the uncanny resemblance.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Ideograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideograph. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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