What are ideographic languages?

Ideographic languages are writing systems in which characters or symbols represent ideas or concepts rather than specific sounds or phonemes. In ideographic writing systems, each character typically represents a specific word or concept, regardless of the language spoken. These characters are often pictographic or abstract symbols that convey meaning directly, without reference to the sounds of spoken language. Examples of ideographic writing systems include Chinese characters and Egyptian hieroglyphs. In contrast to phonographic languages, ideographic languages do not represent the sounds of speech directly but instead convey meaning through visual symbols or representations of concepts.