How to get the Chinese Caron or Inverted Circumflex on a Mac (3rd tone) Maybe it's because my Google skills are not as great as I think they are, but I really struggled to find an answer that worked to ensure that I typed the Chinese caron with ease - for example nǐ or hǎo instead of nî or hâo. And I do not want to have to resort to downloading another app or copying and pasting every time I want a caron to represent the third tone. Anyway, after many failed attempts with following instructions that just didn't work for me/my brain, I figured out that using the US extended keyboard (not the Brit keyboard) and then typing alt v + the vowel worked on my Mac. Hopefully, this helps someone out there who is not happy with simply using the existing circumflex option you get when you hold down the vowel keys to choose the accents. Well, it made me happy!