"character or symbol which suggests an object without expressing its name," 1841, from ideo-, here as a comb. form of idea, + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." [..]

Also called a logograph or ideogram, this is a written symbol system in which a single marking or collection of markings represents not a phonetic sound but rather an entire word or idea. Classical Eg [..]

See: ideogram.

(n) a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

A graphic symbol that represents an idea instead of a spoken word, a single morpheme, or a lexical item. In a phonetic system, the symbol represents the sounds that form its name. Sometimes children&# [..]

(also ideogram) A character or symbol representing an idea without expressing the punctuation of a specific word or words for it.