| 单词 | ideograph |
| 例句 | In the brush drawings it looks like the ideograph for “human,” two black wings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the hooves of its near forefoot and hind- foot was the ideograph “to fly.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the ideographs lifted their feet, stretched out their wings, and flew like blackbirds; the dots were their eyes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed her how family clothes were marked with the ideograph “middle,” which is a box with a line through its center. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the tube are gold circles crossed with seven red lines each—“joy” ideographs in abstract. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The other troublesome word was “here,” no strong consonant to hang on to, and so flat, when “here” is two mountainous ideographs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked putting heel down first, toes pointing outward thirty to forty degrees, making the ideograph “eight,” making the ideograph “human.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Texted communication is in the process of turning written English communication from a logical language of phonetic word depictions, to a series of ideographs. Hands Off My Smiley Face: Emoji Become Corporate Tools 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The way I do drought is it’s a big circle of fabric, and the drought is symbolized by the most simple, reduced ideograph of pulling that circle through the floor hole. How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The Chinese ideograph for the female “I,” Maxine Kingston says, means slave. Review: ‘The Woman Warrior,’ by Maxine Hong Kingston 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z These imaginary ideographs sometimes incorporated snippets of streamlined nature imagery from Green’s black-and-white paintings and were generally rendered in black on a single-hued background. Review | In the galleries: Exhibits ‘Of This World’ and beyond 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z So very early on, it was very obvious in “The Lion King” that the circle is the ideograph: The Circle of Life. How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The ideograph, in Japanese brush painting, is finding “How do you do a whole bamboo forest in three brush strokes?” How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Chinese takeaways included writing systems of Chinese ideographs, philosophies such as Confucianism, religions such as Buddhism, medical techniques such as acupuncture, literary classics, martial arts and more. Anger simmers as ‘Lunar’ replaces ‘Chinese’ new year 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “The emoji themselves are ideographs, one of the most ancient ways to communicate,” she said. Clinton, Trump, European Union: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z He presents, however, a list of those Chinese words which have frequently been left untranslated in the text, together with the ideographs by which they are written in China, and brief definitions. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z A common ideograph for the name of the island is an elephant with an upturned trunk, showing that Yeb really means “elephant-island,” and that Elephantine is simply the Greek translation of the native name. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z It may be that the ideograph which is interpreted as antimony may really mean that substance, but we only protest that the chemist should have been called in long since. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The characters in demotic are derived from the hieratic, but appear in a simpler form, and phonetics largely prevail over ideographs. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z The characters were multitudinous, some of them were plainly ideographs, denoting ideas and not letters or syllables, while the same character did not always appear to have the same value. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z All forms of the ideographs in use in our country were borrowed from China, intact or modified. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z It takes the Japanese student seven years to acquire the triple system of ideographs, which is the alphabet of his native literature. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The ideograph which denotes elim represents a quadruped, sometimes with an eye, sometimes with the ideograph of sheep, attached to it.316.WAI. v. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The sceptre as an ideograph means power, in the same manner as the sceptre carried by our monarch on state occasions is a badge of authority. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Certain of the ideographs were used as 'determinatives' for indicating the generic character of the word to which they are prefixed or affixed. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z On the contrary, there are several indications from which we can surmise that they had chances to catch glimpses of the Chinese ideographs. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z This class of people was called "Yeta," which is represented, though by corruption, by the Chinese ideographs meaning "much pollution." A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z And what makes the agreement the stronger is the fact that the ideographs have nothing to do with the signification of the name itself; they express simply its pronunciation. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The swallow is an emblem of greatness, and therefore may be called an ideograph, or symbolic hieroglyph. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z In the same year de Longpérier correctly deciphered the words and ideographs denoting 'palace,' 'king,' 'great,' and the like, though without being able to read phonetically any one of them. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z The use of Chinese ideographs thus increased from generation to generation, until now it has become too late to try to eradicate them. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z This ideograph is often used for the very purpose of an action which cannot be any other than the equivalent of pardoning and forgiving. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z It was parallel to the juxtaposition of pictorial ideographs and phonetically-spelt words in the writing of a later day. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z It may be made up of iconographs, ideographs, syllabic signs, and alphabetic phonetics; or the name may consist of a combination of all these. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Finally he made it clear that the script contained not only phonetic characters, but also ideographs, and he correctly determined many of these ideographs, including that which denotes plurality. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z Conjecture, of course, had to enter into my calculations; there was here and there uncertainty about a particular ideograph, and one sign recurring again and again on the Seal baffled me for many successive nights. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z The present system of our writing, which is more commonly used than another which consists of phonetic letters only, is very cumbersome, because it consists of a mixture of Chinese ideographs and our phonetic letters. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The walls were lacquered with red and gold; and black-enameled pillars, inscribed with ideographs, were joined to the beams by filagree dragons. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z In the pursuit of his studies he also found out the existence of homophones, that is, characters having the same sound; and that phonetics were mixed up in every inscription with ideographs and representations. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z "Tell me," he said more cheerfully, "do our free translations of the ideographs so far agree in essentials—eh?" The Haunted Pajamas "The water runs clear from the heights," was the translation given to us of the Japanese ideographs in the corner—by Professor Tanabe. Lafcadio Hearn The written language of China, viz. ideographs, is the same all over the extensive sphere of China proper, but its pronunciation is different almost in every province. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The rain had slackened to a fine diamond-drizzle; lightning no longer wrote livid ideographs upon the sky, but flashed far away in faded flares. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Ideographic writing was carried to great perfection, the signs for ideas became fixed, and each ideograph had a stereotyped signification. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Thus, in English, the ideograph + may be pronounced “plus,” “added to,” or “more,” according to the pleasure of the reader. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments But how explain the emotion evoked by a primitive chant, totally unlike anything in western melody, impossible even to write in those tones which are the ideographs of our music-tongue? Lafcadio Hearn The fourth difference is the difference of pronunciation of the Chinese ideographs, viz. characters, even when they are used in our writing in their original shapes. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Several plans for reform in this matter are being agitated, one of which is to limit the use of ideographs to nouns and verbs only. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition An ideograph was often preceded and followed by two phonetic signs, which respectively represented the initial and final sound of the name of the ideograph. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z This definition exposes the inaccuracy of the popular notion that Chinese is a language of ideographs, a mistake which even the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary have not avoided. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" With almost sacramental solemnity, he gazed at the strange ideographs, wandered about the temple gardens, ascended the stairways leading to ancient shrines. Lafcadio Hearn In the writings, too, there are in Japan two systems, one of which consists of our own phonetic letters, and the other consists of a mixture of our phonetic letters and Chinese ideographs. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Phonetic writing was a step in advance of the ideograph. History of Human Society Thus a chessboard was an ideograph, and stood for a gift, and sometimes a building. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z To this class alone can the term “ideographs” be properly applied. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The ideograph had twice been brought to his attention. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China This will give you an idea of our using Chinese ideographs in our sentences. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Following the pictograph is the ideograph, which is but one more step in the progress of systematic writing. History of Human Society Phonetic hieroglyphs are often followed by a representation or ideograph of the object referred to. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Some point to his letters, which, while they display a not inconsiderable familiarity with Chinese ideographs, show also some flagrant neglect of the uses of that script. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The peculiar sinuous hieroglyphic," he explained, "is an ideograph representing the Dollar. John Jones's Dollar In China the pronunciation of ideographs underwent much change; besides it has varied according to localities. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The American Indian and the Chinese have apparently passed through all stages of the picture-writing, the use of the pictograph and of the ideograph. History of Human Society Such explanatory representations and ideographs are called determinatives, because they help to determine the precise value of the preceding hieroglyph. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Their efforts are said to have been limited to the tracing of ideographs and the composition of verselets. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The second order of vision is a representation by ideograph, symbol or other indirect means, of events similar to those conveyed by direct vision. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance In Japan the pronunciation of those Chinese ideographs, which is comparatively ancient, has been preserved on account of our possessing phonetic letters, by the use of which the preservation has been effected. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Therefore the three ideograph; when combined, denote "opening the door to see," which is a very graphic way of conveying the idea of acquiring knowledge. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer Among the hieroglyphs on the London Obelisk may be found many ideographs or pictures of outward objects, each of which stands for an attribute or abstract idea. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z With the Heian epoch is connected the wide use of the phonetic script known as kana, which may be described as a syllabary of forty-seven symbols formed from abbreviated Chinese ideographs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Hence the ideograph formed by the collation of these symbols signifies, opening the door to see, i.e. enquiry. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance Besides the above examples we read very often the ideographs thus used, not according to their pronunciation but according to so-called 'kun' of the word, which is in reality a translation. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The second order of vision is a representation, by means of symbol, ideograph, or other indirect means, of events similar to those conveyed by direct vision. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer With two small thrones inside, as seen here, the hieroglyph probably represents the interior of a palace; and is the ideograph for the festival called triakonteris, because celebrated every thirty years. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z The kwampaku had the knack of composing a deft couplet and tracing a graceful ideograph. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Ud Klavan immediately traced a series of ideographs on the note block, and Marlowe wondered if he was actually going to take their conversation down verbatim. Citadel The “chop” was a small stamp bearing the ideograph which indicated the name Candron was using. What The Left Hand Was Doing She had pretended that the small, crossed veinlets of the leaves were Chinese ideographs which it was given her to decipher. The Dragon Painter We know that this could not be otherwise if we recall that the characters in Chinese writing are ideographs, not actually written, but rather drawn. Chinese Painters A Critical Study Another objection to the Daiho code and its correlated enactments was that, being written with Chinese ideographs solely, they were unintelligible to the bulk of those they concerned. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The picture, the ideograph, the symbol—these are not the thing. Breaking Point Illiteracy still ran high in China because of the difficulty in memorizing the tens of thousands of ideographs which made up the written language, so each man carried a chop to imprint his name. What The Left Hand Was Doing Nun-gal appears, therefore, to be the ideograph proper to a deity that symbolized, like Nergal, Ninib, and Â, some phase of the sun. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Thus, "word" or "order" is denoted by a head, a phonetic character, and the ideograph Page 149 of "speaking," the whole being a fairly exact counterpart of the Egyptian tep-ro, an "oral communication." The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 These new tokens were called kenji-kin, as they bore on the reverse the ideograph ken, signifying "great original." A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era For two days and two nights he never closed his eyes, which were fastened on the infernal ideographs—palpably so full of a meaning he could not grasp. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) It will be admitted without question that a large number of these characters are ideographs or conventional symbols, as distinguished from pictures, as, for example, most of those denoting the days, months, and cardinal points. Aids to the Study of the Maya Codices Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 253-372 The ideographs which the Assyrian scribes employed in writing the name of the god reveal the meaning they attached to it. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Accustomed for millennia to ideographs read only by experts, they viewed the current uproar about Literacy with unconcern. Null-ABC The Japanese, not unnaturally, changed these ideographs to others having the same sounds but signifying "great peace." A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The early Chaldaean ideographs have often several distinct values; and when this is the case, one of the powers is almost always an Arian name of the object represented. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Some of the characters had become indistinguishable; but there could still be discerned part of a date, and ideographs signifying, "third month, the third day." The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories The ideographs with which his name is written designate him as a chief of some kind, and in accord with this, Gudea calls him 'the leader of the land.' The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria It will be noticed that the ideograph looks like a water field in four compartments. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People A perfectly formed ideograph possesses in Japanese eyes many of the qualities that commend a pictorial masterpiece to Western appreciation. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Some Japanese newspapers have undertaken to limit themselves in the use of the ideograph. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic He would make his son, the Crown Prince, temporary Emperor, using a Chinese ideograph for his new title which could scarce be distinguished from the title giving him final and full authority. Korea's Fight for Freedom The ideographs descriptive of the edifice suggest a corn magazine of some kind. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria On the gables of one or two houses near the roof I noticed ventilators which were cut in the form of the Chinese ideograph which means water, a kind of charm against fire. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The Japanese cleverly adapted the Chinese ideographs to syllabic purposes, but they never devised a script of their own. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In becoming acquainted with the Japanese and Chinese peoples, an Occidental is much impressed with their powers of memory, and this especially in connection with the written language, the far-famed "Chinese Character," or ideograph. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic And now we take the second column, which begins with the jackal ideograph expressing slyness or cleverness. The Tracer of Lost Persons Lugal, signifying 'king,' is an element that enters as an ideograph in the composition of the names of several deities. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria We are perfecting a medium to be used as long as Chinese ideographs have been. The Art of the Moving Picture This celebrated document consisted of twelve articles and contained five thousand ideographs, so that nothing was wanting in the matter of voluminousness. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The possibility of simplifying the colossal task of memorizing these uncorrelated ideographs does not seem to have occurred to the Japanese; though it is now being attempted by the foreigner. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic And, just beyond this, horizontally, the modifying ideograph meaning 'a water garden'; a design of lotus and tree alternating on a terrace. The Tracer of Lost Persons Hence, one of the most common ideographs used to express his name is that which signifies 'sword.' The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Such ideographs have spelled profound meaning to the thinkers of past ages. The Beautiful Necessity Seven Essays on Theosophy and Architecture It was, of course, out of the question to hold any oral direct conversation, but a Chinese member of the junk's crew, by tracing ideographs upon the sand, explained the circumstances of the case. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the above passage Dr. Knox has translated the term "Shin," the Chinese ideograph for the Japanese word "Kami," by the English singular, God. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic That is the symbol for night," he said; "and that is the water symbol again, as you know; and that is the ideograph, meaning a ship. The Tracer of Lost Persons Written with an ideograph that describes him as the 'god of the day,' there is no deity whose worship enjoys an equally continued popularity in Babylonia and Assyria. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria So in the morning he got to work, and by the end of the week the ideograph was completed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 She bestowed on him titles of admiration and endearment under the guise of homonymous ideographs, and she also bestowed on him in perpetuity the revenue from 3000 households and 250 acres of land. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In illustration is the Chinese ideograph, for the learning of which even in the modern common-school reader, there is no arrangement of the characters in the order of their complexity. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic All these modify the ideograph, apparently representing death. The Tracer of Lost Persons The writing being a purely ideographic form, an epitheton ornans, the question of how the ideographs are to be read is not of great moment. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The parcel-post, an hour later, brought him his own ideograph, returned without a word. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 Still, the honour in which the ideograph was held never diminished. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The first cup moistens my lips and throat, the second cup breaks my loneliness, the third cup searches my barren entrail but to find therein some five thousand volumes of odd ideographs. The Book of Tea Most curious were tripods, strong, pikelike legs of golden metal four feet high, holding small circles of the lapis with intaglios of one curious symbol somewhat resembling the ideographs of the Chinese. The Moon Pool Primarily, the ideograph Lil is used to designate a 'demon' in general, and En-lil is therefore the 'chief demon.' The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria On her clothes she wore the ideographs for 'Long Life and 'Happiness,' and most of the presents she gave were emblematic of some good fortune. Court Life in China He caused the ideographs Kanazawa-bunko to be stamped in black on all Confucian works, and in red on Buddhist. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era His suits, shirts, shoes, walking-cane, umbrella, are "Japanese make": even the soap on his washstand is stamped with Japanese ideographs. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints And as the grey wharves recede, a long Aaaaaaaaaa rises from the uniformed ranks, and all the caps wave, flashing their Chinese ideographs of brass. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Whether Ea is to be regarded as the real name of the god, or is also an ideograph like En-ki, is again open to doubt. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria I opened the letter, written in the Chinese ideographs, and called the messenger in. Court Life in China These references indicate that the use of the ideographs was known in Japan long before the reign of Ojin, whether we take the Japanese or the corrected date for the latter. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era To me this display of ideographs seems a marvellous thing of beauty— almost a miracle, indeed, since it is all the work of very, very young boys. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series And so praying, she writes within the hand of the little corpse the first ideograph of her lost darling's name. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Had the new invention been permitted to exist a little longer, some one would have commenced to scratch ideographs on rocks. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru But there, in the word "adventure," is a dim ideograph of what she found in life. Perpetual Light : a memorial It is not infrequently stated that a knowledge of Chinese ideographs was acquired by the Japanese for the first time during the reign of Ojin. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But how explain the emotion evoked by a primitive chant totally unlike anything in Western melody,—impossible even to write in those tones which are the ideographs of our music-tongue? Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series The solitary crimson ideograph signifies a solemn pledge to remain faithful to the memory of the dead. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Some young fellow, brighter than the rest, developed a system of ideographs which he scratched on broad, smooth leaves. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Swank had got his impediments off the boat and began daubing furiously, landscapes, seascapes, monotypes, ideographs, everything. The Cruise of the Kawa As for the ideographs themselves, they must have been long familiar, though doubtless to a very limited circle. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era I see Chinese texts—multitudinous, weird, mysterious—fleeing by me, all in one direction; ideographs white and dark, upon signboards, upon paper screens, upon backs of sandalled men. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Flower-forms are the most ordinary patterns; sometimes certain ideographs are given as subjects. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series To the untrained eye, they resembled ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics; to the archeologist, they meant that a brand-new system of ideographs had been found. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life I may remind the reader that the O. Egyptian "Rokh," or "Rukh," by some written "Rekhit," whose ideograph is a monstrous bird with one claw raised, also denotes pure wise Spirits, the Magi, &c. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 The haughty condescension of the Chinese despatch does not appear to have offended the Japanese, nor did they cavil at the omission of one important ideograph from the title applied to their Empress. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They seem to live, these ideographs, with conscious life; they are moving their parts, moving with a movement as of insects, monstrously, like phasmidae. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series "Paint," said she, "the ideograph of TO MARRY." On the Makaloa Mat He need not have been so careful; engraved in the solid metal was a single character, plainly in the same language as the other ideographs. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life The origin of the name Sin is unknown, but it is thought that it may be a corruption of Zu-ena, "knowledge-lord," as the compound ideograph expressing his name may be read and translated. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria To be able to adapt the Chinese ideographs skilfully to the purposes of written Japanese was a feat achieved by comparatively few. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era As modified for decorative purposes these ideographs have a speaking symmetry which no design without a meaning could possess. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Temmu saw that if the work of compilation was abandoned solely to princely and official littérateurs, they would probably sacrifice on the altar of the ideograph much that was venerable and worthy to be preserved. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The ideograph is a picture, and to trace it in such a manner as to satisfy the highest canons is a veritably artistic achievement. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era And the third curious fact which you notice is that the trunks of the great bamboos are covered with ideographs—with the wishes of lovers and the names of girls. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series In order to fit it to the Chinese ideographs for literary purposes, it was being deprived of its mellifluous polysyllabic character and reduced to monosyllabic terseness. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era To the Japanese brain an ideograph is a vivid picture: it lives; it speaks; it gesticulates. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series |
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