Mandarin Chinese one to ten

Chinese characters with pinyin transcriptions. The marks over the pinyin characters tell you how to control the tone in your voice when you speak the word.

mā - high (1st) tone
má - mid-to-high rising (2nd) tone
mǎ - hi-lo-hi 'dipping' (3rd) tone
mà - mid-to-low falling (4th) tone
ma - normal tone for your voice