口头
Old HSK 6
口头 (kǒutóu) · oral
口头 (kǒutóu) means “oral; verbal; spoken”. It is written with 2 characters: 口 (mouth) + 头 (head). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 口头 is built
The characters
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们只有口头约定，没有合同。Wǒmen zhǐ yǒu kǒutóu yuēdìng, méiyǒu hétóng.We only have a verbal agreement, no contract.
今天有口头考试。Jīntiān yǒu kǒutóu kǎoshì.There's an oral exam today.
Questions about 口头
What does 口头 mean?
口头 (kǒutóu) means “oral; verbal; spoken”.
How do you pronounce 口头?
口头 is pronounced kǒutóu.
Which HSK level is 口头?
口头 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
Learn 口头 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.