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title: "Koutou Meaning: 口头 (kǒutóu) Means “oral”"
description: "口头 (traditional 口頭, kǒutóu) means “oral; verbal”. Hear its tones, see what 口 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koutou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 口头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

口头 kǒutóu

## oral; verbal

## Its characters

1. 口 kǒu mouth
2. 头 tóu head

## In a sentence

他只是口头答应了，没签合同。 He only agreed verbally and didn't sign a contract.

[More about 口头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%A3%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 口 or 头

- [窗口 chuāngkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangkou)
- [出口 chūkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chukou)
- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [港口 gǎngkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gangkou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)

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