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 Just like learning Spanish or French in school, you may have  learnt about the accent above the letters and how they affect the sound or pronunciation of the word.

In Chinese Mandarin language words written in Chinese pinyin  have similar symbols in their structure above some of the vowels to help with pronunciation, differentiation and recognition of the word.

 These symbols are also called diacritics and are used to set the tone or pronunciation of the word. The diacritics written above the vowels  also change the meaning of a word.