Tone Marks
First ā
Second á
Third ǎ
Fourth à
Neutral a

Pinyin and Characters

Pinyin use the tone marks to indicate the corresponding characters. More than one character can be in the same form of Pinyin, with the same tone marks.

Pinyin 拼音 (pīnyīn)

Audio to help pronounce and better understand the initials, finals, and tones:

The Most Effective Way to Learn Mandarin Tones - Tone Pairs - Google Hangout with Yangyang

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