>A pictogram…, is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. By this definition, @ is not a pictogram just be

>A pictogram…, is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. By this definition, @ is not a pictogram just because it is named for a pictorial resemblance. It must convey meaning through that pictorial resemblance. A "monkey tail" or "elephant trunk" or "sea snail" does not convey the meaning of "at", unless I'm missing some cultural context. 木, on the other hand, conveys the meaning of "tree" through visual representation of roots below the ground and branches on top [1]. [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8