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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xīng, xíng, xǐng, xìng

first tune

xīng

star 星 xīng

ape; gorilla; chimpanzee 猩 xīng

chimpanzee; ape; gorilla 猩猩 xīng xīng
ape 猩 xīng	ape 猩 xīng

prosperous; thriving 興 xīng

thriving; prosperous succeed in business; rich and successful 興旺 xīng wàng
prosperous; thriving 興 xīng	prosperous 旺 wàng

Chinese characters also pronunced xīng

second tune

xíng

go; move; walk; travel do; act; carry out 行 xíng

form; shape 形 xíng

penalty; punishment; torture 刑 xíng

type; style 型 xíng

third tune

xǐng

wake; awaken 醒 xǐng

understand; aware of examine oneself critically 省 xǐng

self-examination; reflect on oneself 反省 fǎn xǐng
retrospect 反 fǎn	examine oneself critically 省 xǐng

fourth tune

xìng

lucky; good fortune 幸 xìng

well-being domestic felicity felicity in marriage 幸福 xìng fú
lucky; good fortune 幸 xìng	good fortune; happiness 福 fú

surname; last name 姓 xìng

sex; gender nature; character 性 xìng

apricot 杏 xìng

interest; enthusiasm; willingness 興 xìng

hobby; interest; attentiveness 興趣 xìng qù
interest; enthusiasm 興 xìng	interest 趣 qù

Chinese characters also pronunced xìng