a symbol or picture that represents a word, especially one from an ancient writing system 石雕符号；象形文字 how to write the Mayan glyph for cacao 如何为可可写玛雅字形
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computing 计算机 a small symbol 石雕符号；象形文字 This command will call up a table with all available glyphs in that font. 此命令将调用带有该字体的所有可用字形的表。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally referring to an ornamental carved channel, as on a Greek frieze): from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē ‘carving’.