ideogram

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Ezra Pound's interest in the Chinese ideogram ( "we do not seem to be juggling mental counters, but to be watching things work out their own fate") seems to predate Eisenstein's notion of montage as "an idea that derives from the collision between two shots that are independent of one another."

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  1. noun A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking” or "parking prohibited.” Also called ideograph.
  2. noun See logogram.
  3. noun A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @.

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  • Down there, three cars were stopped in an odd relationship, like a Chinese ideogram: two black cars at angles to a yellow car between them. —  Kahawa
  • Circos uses a circular ideogram layout to facilitate the display of relationships between pairs of positions by the use of ribbons, which encode the position, size, and orientation of related genomic elements. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Microsoft signs Linux compatibility deal - Version 4.1 of Windows Mobile carries a code name which combines the Chinese characters for joy and sorrow in an ideogram meaning, in English, fool. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • A fine observation, but then he goes on to describe the line "You know my love not fade away" as "telegraphing its message like a Chinese ideogram." —  Language Log
  • DS: That's always a risk, but I'm reminded in times like this of the old Chinese ideogram for crisis that combines one for danger and opportunity and I think that's what we find ourselves in right now. —  O'Reilly News
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  1. from Greek ἰδέα, idea, + γράμμα, a writing.
 

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/ˈaɪdəəgræm/
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