Pictograph
图画文字
What is a pictograph?
什么是图画文字?
A pictograph is a picture that means a word.
图画文字是代表文字的图形。
Where and when do people use pictographs?
人们会在什么时间,什么地点使用图画文字?
Traffic signs on streets or restroom signs are pictographs.
街上的交通标志和洗手间的标志是图画文字。
However, pictographs in mathematics are different.
然而,数学中的图画文字又有所不同。
In math, a pictograph is a kind of graph.
数学中,图画文字是一种图表。
It uses pictures to show numbers.
它用图片来表示数字。
For example, if there are pictures of 2 books on the graph.
例如,如果图表上有两本书的图片。
You can say he bought 2 books.
你就可以说他就买了两本书。
It is very easy and quick for people to read a pictograph.
人们能轻松快速地看懂图画文字。
Therefore, pictographs are useful when teachers teach young students.
因此,老师给小学生上课时,图画文字的用处很大。