Semantogram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɪˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Semantogram is a noun meaning A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words.
Meaning
A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words.
Example Sentences
"the majority of Jurchen signs, which included both semantograms and phonograms, were inventions."
One could write OJ namyi ‘wave’ with the sinograph for a Chinese morpheme of similar meaning: 波 EMC *pa ‘wave.’ 波 *pa ‘wave’ would then be a semantogram for OJ namyi, serving as a translation of OJ namyi without representing its sound.
Word Forms
- semantograms
Synonyms for semantogram
Depending on context, synonyms include semantograph, ideograph.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include semantograph, semantophore, sinogram, logogram, symbol, semagram.
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