灯草

Traditional form:

燈草

Pinyin (reading):

dēngcǎo

Definitions:

• the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps

Characters:

• 灯 - lamp, lantern, light
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch

Traditional characters:

• 燈 - lamp, lantern, light
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch