Hieroglyphic works two ways, both about the same kind of writing. As an adjective, it describes that writing: hieroglyphic signs, a hieroglyphic text, especially the old Egyptian kind.

Hieroglyphic works two wayshieroglyphic有兩種用法, both about the same kind of writing兩種說的都是同一種文字。As an adjective, it describes that writing當形容詞的時候，它是在形容那種文字: hieroglyphic signs, a hieroglyphic text像hieroglyphic signs（象形符號）、a hieroglyphic text（一份象形文字文本）, especially the old Egyptian kind尤其是指古埃及那一種

As a noun, a hieroglyphic is one of those picture-signs, the same idea as hieroglyph. People also talk about hieroglyphic writing as a system.

As a noun, a hieroglyphic is one of those picture-signs當名詞的時候，a hieroglyphic指的是其中一個圖像符號, the same idea as hieroglyph概念跟hieroglyph一樣。People also talk about hieroglyphic writing as a system大家也會把hieroglyphic writing當成一整套文字系統來談

Though actually, in everyday English the plural noun hieroglyphics is what most people say when they mean the system; hieroglyphic as a noun is a bit more textbook. Scholars sometimes prefer hieroglyphs or hieroglyphic writing and treat hieroglyphics as a little old-fashioned — but students will still see hieroglyphics everywhere, including on museum signs.

Though actually, in everyday English the plural noun hieroglyphics is what most people say不過其實，日常英語裡大家最常說的是複數名詞hieroglyphics, when they mean the system用來指這整套系統; hieroglyphic as a noun is a bit more textbookhieroglyphic當名詞用比較像教科書用語。Scholars sometimes prefer hieroglyphs or hieroglyphic writing學者有時候比較喜歡用hieroglyphs或hieroglyphic writing and treat hieroglyphics as a little old-fashioned覺得hieroglyphics有點過時 — but students will still see hieroglyphics everywhere, including on museum signs但學生還是會到處看到hieroglyphics，包括博物館的告示牌上