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Did you know? A "logogram" is a writing symbol that represents an entire word — not a sound. Chinese characters are mainly logograms. The English "&" and "$" are also logograms. The advantage: the same text can be read in multiple dialects — a Cantonese and Mandarin speaker pronounce Chinese differently, but see the same meaning.

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A "logogram" is a writing symbol that represents an entire word — not a sound. Chinese characters are mainly logograms. The English "&" and "$" are also logograms. The advantage: the same text can be read in multiple dialects — a Cantonese and Mandarin speaker pronounce Chinese differently, but see the same meaning.

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