Re: Why call kanji/hanji/hanja 'ideographs' when almost none are?

From: B (11@onna.com)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 21:31:57 EDT

So by this definition, are all digits and most currency symbols ideographs?

★じゅう瘢雹いっちゃん★

"AIS TSXQ QDOO TD AISC TDQMIG, HYCTDL,
ZIC HIIUPLB XSHM GDOPHPISX CYTDL."
"QMD XDHCDQ, AIS XDD,
PX QMDCD'X LI CDHPWD.
P VSXQ WSQ RMYQ P MYED KA TA YCT PL."

. Meanwhile, the glossary does give the
>definition [for "ideograph"], "(1) Any symbol that primarily denotes an idea (or
>meaning) in contrast to a sound (or pronunciation)・瘢雹2) A common term
>used to refer to Han characters."

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