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title: "Toutong Meaning: 头痛 (tóutòng) Means “headache”"
description: "头痛 (traditional 頭痛, tóutòng) means “headache; to have a headache”. Hear its tones, see what 头 and 痛 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/toutong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 头痛 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

头痛 tóutòng

## headache; to have a headache

## It can also mean

- (fig.) troublesome; to find annoying

## Its characters

1. 头 tóu head
2. 痛 tòng pain

## In a sentence

这个问题真让人头痛。 This problem is a real headache.

悟空立刻抱着头叫道：“**头痛**！

From [紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-11#library-word-810-812)

[More about 头痛](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B4%E7%97%9B)

## More words with 头 or 痛

- [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)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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