The following video demonstrates each syllable of the pinyin structure
and the exercise of pinyin/zhuyin with basic Chinese 4-tune pronunciation

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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shū, shú, shǔ, shù

first tune

shū

book 書 shū

different; special outstanding; distinguished 殊 shū

special; exceptional; particular; peculiar 特殊 tè shū
special 特 tè	different; special 殊 shū

relax; stretch 舒 shū

comfortable feeling well; physical comfort 舒服 shū fú
relax 舒 shū	acclimated 服 fú

comb 梳 shū

comb 梳子 shū zi
comb 梳 shū	suffix 子 zi

lose; be beaten 輸 shū

lose or win; defeat of victory 輸,贏 shū yíng
lose 輸 shū	win 贏 yíng

vegetable; greens 蔬 shū

greens; vegetables 蔬菜 shū cài
vegetable 蔬 shū	greens 菜 cài

Chinese characters also pronunced shū

second tune

shú

uncle father's younger brother 叔 shú

nice; pure; virtuous exquisite; glorious; charming for woman 淑 shú

lady; fair lady; gentlewoman 淑女 shú nǚ
glorious 淑 shú	woman 女 nǚ

Chinese characters also pronunced shú

third tune

shǔ

mouse; rat 鼠 shǔ

belong to 屬 shǔ

count; calculate 數 shǔ

yam; potato 薯 shǔ

summer heat; hot weather 暑 shǔ

summer break; summer vacation 暑假 shǔ jià
summer heat 暑 shǔ	vacation 假 jià

Chinese characters also pronunced shǔ

fourth tune

shù

tree 樹 shù

number 數 shù

forgive; forgiveness 恕 shù

narrate; tell; state 述 shù

art; skill; method 術 shù

martial art fighting skill; skill of fighting 武術 wǔ shù
martial 武 wǔ	art; skill 術 shù

vertical; upright 豎 shù

horizontal and vertical 橫,豎 héng shù
horizontal 橫 héng	vertical 豎 shù

Chinese characters also pronunced shù