printed symbol vs symbol

printed symbol and symbol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
printed symbol	Yes	No	No	No
symbol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, symbol is a hypernym of printed symbol; that is, symbol is a word with a broader meaning than printed symbol:

printed symbol: a written or printed symbol
symbol: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

printed symbol (noun)	symbol (noun)
a written or printed symbol	something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
	an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance