diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/marvinelsen/willow/database/CreateDatabase.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/marvinelsen/willow/database/CreateDatabase.kt
index dd723a9..43b4712 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/marvinelsen/willow/database/CreateDatabase.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/marvinelsen/willow/database/CreateDatabase.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fun main() {
             cross_straits_definitions JSON NOT NULL,
             moe_definitions JSON NOT NULL,
             character_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
+            tones JSON NOT NULL,
             CONSTRAINT character_count_gte CHECK(character_count > 0)
         );
         """.trimIndent()
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ fun main() {
 
     val insertStatement =
         connection.prepareStatement(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count, tones) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
         )
     cedictEntries.groupBy {
         "${it.traditional}${it.pinyinSyllables.joinToString(
@@ -135,6 +136,13 @@ fun main() {
                 )
             )
             insertStatement.setInt(11, entry.traditional.length)
+            insertStatement.setString(
+                12,
+                Json.encodeToString(
+                    ListSerializer(Int.serializer()),
+                    entry.pinyinSyllables.map { it.tone.toInt() }
+                )
+            )
         } catch (_: Exception) {
             // no-op
         }
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ fun main() {
 private fun createCrossStraitsEntries(connection: Connection) {
     val insertStatement =
         connection.prepareStatement(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count, tones) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
         )
 
     val updateStatement = connection.prepareStatement(
@@ -238,6 +246,13 @@ private fun createCrossStraitsEntries(connection: Connection) {
                     )
                 )
                 insertStatement.setInt(11, entry.traditional.length)
+                insertStatement.setString(
+                    12,
+                    Json.encodeToString(
+                        ListSerializer(Int.serializer()),
+                        pronunciation.map { it.tone.toInt() }
+                    )
+                )
             } catch (_: Exception) {
                 // no-op
             }
@@ -256,7 +271,7 @@ private fun createCrossStraitsEntries(connection: Connection) {
 private fun createMoedictEntries(connection: Connection) {
     val insertStatement =
         connection.prepareStatement(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entry(traditional, simplified, pinyin_with_tone_marks, pinyin_with_tone_numbers, zhuyin, searchable_pinyin, searchable_pinyin_with_tone_numbers, cedict_definitions, cross_straits_definitions, moe_definitions, character_count, tones) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
         )
 
     val updateStatement = connection.prepareStatement(
@@ -356,6 +371,13 @@ private fun createMoedictEntries(connection: Connection) {
                             )
                         )
                         insertStatement.setInt(11, traditional.length)
+                        insertStatement.setString(
+                            12,
+                            Json.encodeToString(
+                                ListSerializer(Int.serializer()),
+                                pronunciation.map { it.tone.toInt() }
+                            )
+                        )
                     } catch (_: Exception) {
                         // no-op
                     }