Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation Chart Infographic Poster

Language learning infographic titled "Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation Chart". Archetype: PRONUNCIATION CHART. Clean educational poster, Duolingo-friendly, with a vintage chalkboard aesthetic and minimal monochrome palette, sharp high-contrast typography, neat ruled grid, subtle chalk texture, tasteful academic layout, no cultural stereotyping, no decorative clutter. Design a central pronunciation chart for Standard Mandarin Pinyin aimed at B2 / upper-intermediate learners, organized clearly by initials, finals, and tone system. Include structured sections: Initials, Finals, Tone Marks, Syllable Combination Notes, and Common Pronunciation Contrasts. Render the central grid/table with sharp typography. Each cell shows the original-language form plus English translation/label and, where helpful, a phonetic hint in English. For initials, include examples such as b — unaspirated "b" sound; p — aspirated "p" sound; zh — retroflex "j"-like; q — "ch" as in "cheese" with spread lips; x — soft "sh" with front tongue. For finals, include forms such as a — "ah"; e — "uh"; ü — front rounded vowel; ai — "eye"; ou — "oh"; ong — "oo-ng". Include tone chart cells showing mā — high level, má — rising, mǎ — dipping, mà — falling, ma — neutral tone, with English explanations and concise phonetic guidance. Include contrast mini-grids like z / c / s, zh / ch / sh / r, j / q / x, and n / ng, each with English pronunciation labels and brief hints. Include notes on pinyin spelling behavior such as ü after j/q/x, apostrophe usage in syllable separation, and common orthographic alternations like iu, ui, un, written with accurate Mandarin diacritics. Keep all explanatory labels in English, with taught Mandarin forms preserved accurately in pinyin with tone marks. Subtle supportive imagery only, such as chalk-drawn speech-wave icons or pronunciation mouth-position sketches, but no extra text beyond the instructional content. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no watermarks Linguistically accurate spelling and diacritics in BOTH the taught language and the label language. No cultural stereotyping. Tasteful imagery.