noun
- a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- a written symbol, as 7, =, or &; a logogram.
noun
- a sign or symbol, used in such writing systems as those of China or Japan, that directly represents a concept, idea, or thing rather than a word or set of words for it
- any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etc