hieroglyphic

CEFR: C1-C2 /hi-ero-glyph-ic/ [hh.ay2.r.ow0.g.l.ih1.f.ih0.k]

Hieroglyphic is a writing system using symbols or pictures. Ancient Egyptians had a hieroglyphic system, rather than an alphabet. An example in a sentence:

Example Sentences:

We discovered the tribe had a hieroglyphic system which was very difficult to translate.