Sinograph
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any Chinese character.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of sinograph. alt-of
Example
More examples"On the 27th of March of 2015, I first encounter now the word "tetragram." It is apparently any square-shaped symbol of a complex writing system in the Sinosphere. A sinogram, or sinograph, is a tetragram. It is my first time of learning that term. "Tetra" means four. Japanese Kana are tetragrams, as well as Korean Hangeul, because they are square-shaped, too."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sino- + -graph.
Etymology 2
From Sino- + -graph.
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