dēng
cǎo

common
noun

Meaning of 灯草

灯草 means lampwick; rush pith (from Juncus effusus). Pronounced dēng cǎo.

  • lampwick; rush pith (from Juncus effusus)

Definitions & Examples

Nǎi
nai
huí
guò
 
yào
yòng
dēng
cǎo
lái
diǎn
yóu
dēng
 

Grandma recalls the old days when you needed lampwick to light an oil lamp.

Zhè
zhǒng
dēng
cǎo
rán
 
shì
hěn
hǎo
de
dēng
xīn
cái
liào
 

This kind of rush pith is highly flammable and makes excellent wick material.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ duàn
/ shù