pictograph

pic·to·graph (pik′tə graf′)

noun

a picture or picturelike symbol representing an idea, as in primitive writing; hieroglyphic
pictography
a diagram or graph using pictured objects to convey ideas, information, etc.

Etymology: < L pictus (see picture) + -graph

pic′·to·graph′ic adjective

Converse of object

include: The contents cover many aspects of numeracy including pictographs, bar graphs, number, length, volume, mass, and word problems.
use: The early scripts of the Mediterranean civilizations used pictographs, ideographs and hieroglyphs.
make: Go to my interactive webpage to make a pictograph online.

Adjective modifier

Chinese: All around me people were decorating away with a vengeance, so I applied myself to painting a face and some appropriate Chinese pictographs.

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