Ideogram
From Conservapedia
An ideogram (from the Greek idea and grapho meaning "idea" amd "to write" respectively) is defined as "a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it; especially one that represents not the object pictured but some thing or idea that the object pictured is supposed to suggest." [1]
Ideograms are not like pictograms, which picture specific "things" or objects, but their purpose is rather to indicate their use or meaning.
The most common ideograms in use today are the Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji and Korean hanja writing systems.
