logogram

English definition

noun

1. a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation

   • 7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word; as, |, i. e., t, for it. Cf. Grammalogue.

   Source: Webster 1913