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In {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, a '''radical''' is a recurring graphical component across multiple glyphs.
A '''radical''' is a recurring graphical component of a {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. The term is taken from {{w|Radical (Chinese characters)|radicals}} of {{w|Chinese character}}s, which dictionaries use to sort words. This comparison has been disputed; while there have been attempts to sort {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyphs by common features, there is no such <em>standard</em> sorting order, and glyphs are most often sorted alphabetically by the words' {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}} spellings.
 
A '''radical''' is a recurring graphical component of a {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. The term is taken from {{w|Radical (Chinese characters)|radicals}} of {{w|Chinese character}}s, which dictionaries use to sort words. This comparison has been disputed;. whileWhile there have been attempts to sort {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyphs by common features, there is no such <em>standard</em> sorting order, and glyphs are most often sorted alphabetically by the words' {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}} spellings. In addition, not every glyph is considered to contain a radical, and some have multiple that are considered with equal or unclear priority.
 
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