phonogram
ఫోనోగ్రామ్
definition
noun
The most crucial distinction is that Chinese is ideogram, but nushu is, on the contrary, a phonogram that represents local dialect.
a symbol representing a vocal sound.
example
Although it is often difficult to decide whether a sign is an ideogram or a 'phonogram' .
The most crucial distinction is that Chinese is ideogram, but nushu is, on the contrary, a 'phonogram' that represents local dialect.
Words could be written using only 'phonograms' or ideograms, but most used a combination of both.
Many phonics programs teach the blends as separate 'phonograms' .
While it is possible that the Egyptians borrowed the idea for ideograms and 'phonograms' from the Sumerians, many experts think that would be very unlikely.
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