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The 4 tones + 1 neutral tone (total = 5 tones) of the standard simplified Mandarin are most often represented in this order and with these characters:

{4}

Note: the syllables of different tones can be paired with many more Chinese characters, not just the ones illustrated here.

All the syllables of the [notranslate]Pinyin[/notranslate] transcription of the Mandarin language are formed with these 5 tones.

If we want to describe vowels formed with these tone accents, we need to know many extended [notranslate]ASCII[/notranslate] characters. In this case, we either switch keyboards and type the vowel on that language keyboard, or we must type the equivalent combination of [notranslate]“alt +…”[/notranslate] typing. In both cases it is very time consuming. I note this because if someone were to move in this direction when learning Chinese signs, I would rather suggest installing a simplified Mandarin language set and using [notranslate]Pinyin[/notranslate] syllables typed without accents as a quicker solution.

Installing a simplified Mandarin language pack for your keyboard can be done in the same way as installing any other language pack. For those who are not yet experienced with this, here is how to install the [a {1}]Simplified Mandarin Keyboard[/a].

Note: I gained my experience using software installed in [notranslate]MS Windows 10[/notranslate] operating system.
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The 4 tones + 1 neutral tone (total = 5 tones) of the standard simplified Mandarin are most often represented in this order and with these characters:

{4}

Note: the syllables of different tones can be paired with many more Chinese characters, not just the ones illustrated here.

All the syllables of the [notranslate]Pinyin[/notranslate] transcription of the Mandarin language are formed with these 5 tones.

If we want to describe vowels formed with these tone accents, we need to know many extended [notranslate]ASCII[/notranslate] characters. In this case, we either switch keyboards and type the vowel on that language keyboard, or we must type the equivalent combination of [notranslate]“alt +…”[/notranslate] typing. In both cases it is very time consuming. I note this because if someone were to move in this direction when learning Chinese signs, I would rather suggest installing a simplified Mandarin language set and using [notranslate]Pinyin[/notranslate] syllables typed without accents as a quicker solution.

Installing a simplified Mandarin language pack for your keyboard can be done in the same way as installing any other language pack. For those who are not yet experienced with this, here is how to install the [a {1}]Simplified Mandarin Keyboard[/a].

Note: I gained my experience using software installed in [notranslate]MS Windows 10[/notranslate] operating system.
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