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1. A single character within a picture-writing system such as hieroglyphics or cuneiform.

2. A symbol or other marking painted on rock. See rock art.

For a list of words related to pictograph, see:

• Kinds of Paintings - pictograph: picture symbolizing an idea or object, used as early form of writing
• Linguistics and Writing Systems - pictograph: pictorial symbol representing idea or thing, as in picture writing

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See words rhyming with "pictographic."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - statistisk fremstilling i billedform

Nederlands (Dutch)
pictogram (beeldschrift), grafische weergave van statistieken etc.

Français (French)
n. - pictogramme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Piktogramm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πικτόγραμμα

Italiano (Italian)
pittogramma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pictograma (m)

Русский (Russian)
пиктограмма

Español (Spanish)
n. - pictografía, pictograma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bildtecken, bildenhetsdiagram, pictogram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
象形文字, 古代石壁画

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 象形文字, 古代石壁畫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상형 문자, 통계화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 絵文字, 標識

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كتابه بالصور أو النقوش تعبر عن الحروف والألفاظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציור המסמל מילה או ביטוי, כתב ציורים, ייצוג משורטט של נתונים סטטיסטיים‬

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