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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xiā, xiá, xiǎ, xià

first tune

xiā

shrimp 蝦 xiā

blind groundless; no purpose 瞎 xiā

second tune

xiá

chivalry; chivalrous person 俠 xiá

chivalry; chivalrous knight-errantry; code of chivalry strong sense of justice 俠義 xiá yì
chivalry 俠 xiá	justice; righteousness 義 yì

gorge; canyon 峽 xiá

canyon; gorge 峽谷 xiá gǔ
gorge; canyon 峽 xiá	valley 谷 gǔ

narrow 狹 xiá

evening glow; morning glow 霞 xiá

Chinese characters also pronunced xiá

fourth tune

xià

down; under; bellow 下 xià

up and down; high and low 上,下 shàng xià
up; top 上 shàng	down; bellow 下 xià

summer 夏 xià

scare; frighten 嚇 xià

Chinese characters also pronunced xià