Denitrification strongly depends on the availability of carbon source in constructed wetlands(CWs). In this study, several relevant carbon source extracting solutions made from hydrolyzate of selected wetland litters were added to CWs for nitrogen removal enhancement. The feasibility of supplying a carbon extracting solution to improve potential denitrification rate in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland was deeply investigated. Combinations of different hydraulic retention time (HRT, especially for 2-day and 4-day) with different influent COD/N ratios were designed to prove the enhancement on denitrification by carbon source supplement. In addition, specific denitrification rate (SDNR) was calculated for the comparison of the nitrogen removal at different COD/N ratios. The sequential operation results on total nitrogen (TN) and nitrate (NO3 ^(-)-N) removal efficiencies were obtained in CW system with an influent COD/N ratio of 4.0. The accumulation of nitrite (NO2^(-)-N) was found to be closely related to the removal of NO3^(-)N. Meanwhile, no obvious accumulation of NO2^(-)-N was found when the removal of NO3^(-)-N was relatively high.