三棱草

Traditional form:

三稜草

Pinyin (reading):

sānléngcǎo

Definitions:

• sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 棱 - squared timber; angle, corner, edge
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 稜 - edge, corner, angle; protrusion; square beam
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch