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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.
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Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideograph
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This erroneous belief that all Chinese characters are ideograms — symbols that express ideas directly, without language — remains widespread today in the West.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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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
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Now, the one-year grace period for the act’s mandatory registration requirements has ended, meaning agencies must be registered as model management companies or groups with the New York Department of Labor (NYDL) to better enable models to discern legitimate representation.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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Mbiya has friends and representation living in France.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Some examples took more direct cues—such as the collectible Egyptian Pattern bracelets and brooches similar to 1924 examples depicting hieroglyphs.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Pieces of papyrus or stone, with hieroglyphs sometimes incomplete, were recreated as a precious trio of clips, each with Fragment in their name.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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All of those things might be present in a single realistic depiction of abuse, but a reader might fail to see the same nuance in such a story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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But Comer and Jackman’s roles reverse the ballad’s depictions.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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This is the first time the public has seen the still images and video, as no cameras were allowed inside the courtroom during the trial.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Disneyland park maps are probably the most common free souvenirs at the Disney theme park that include celebration buttons, character stickers, Autopia driver’s licenses, Indiana Jones hieroglyphics decoder cards, Animation Academy character drawings and Oga’s Cantina cocktail coasters.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Egyptian hieroglyphics indicate that the art of sugar confectionery was established at least 3,000 years ago.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The sudden closure could have wider implications, as the newfound illustration of the peace deal’s fragility could spook shipping companies into choosing not to traverse the strait until a more definitive end to the fighting.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
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The clearest illustration of the role this particular movie has played in McKendrick’s evolution as an artist arrived just hours before our interview.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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MacFarlane knew the audience wasn’t expecting an exact resemblance but still wanted to get as close as possible.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The workspace from which Hugo runs the liberation group bears a peculiar resemblance to a movie studio.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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“Ideograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideograph. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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