noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hieroglyphics; pictographic writing
Refers to ancient writing systems that use pictures to represent words or sounds, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs. Not limited to Chinese characters.
Egyptian hieroglyphics are also called sacred characters.
pictograph; character representing an object
In the context of Chinese character classification (六書), one of the six categories: a character that originated as a stylized drawing of the object it represents, such as 山 (mountain) or 日 (sun).
See also: 六書
"山" is one of the pictographic characters, derived from the shape of a mountain.
hieroglyph; pictographic character
From Chinese 象形 (xiàngxíng), literally 'shape form'. The term is used in the traditional classification of Chinese characters (六書) and was later extended to refer to hieroglyphic writing systems in general.