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 如何书写可可的玛雅象形文字
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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. 该命令将调用一个表格，其中包含该字体中所有可用的字形。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally referring to an ornamental carved channel, as on a Greek frieze): from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē ‘carving’.