HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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a character that joins two or more pictures to represent an idea
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modern Chinese language that uses pictures to represent ideas
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a character that stands for an object
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the Chinese alphabet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pictographs are characterized by their stereotyped execution which is standardized at least within their group or locality. This type of pictographic rock art served as an early forerunner of Neolithic written languages, such as Sumerian cuneiforms (wedge-shaped symbols) and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other forms: pictographs. A pictograph is a picture or image that represents a word or a phrase.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pictogram or pictograph is a symbol which represents an object or a concept by illustration.
Detailed explanation-4: -A pictograph uses picture symbols to illustrate statistical information. It is often more difficult to visualize data precisely with a pictograph. This is why pictographs should be used carefully to avoid misrepresenting data either accidentally or deliberately. Chart 5.3.