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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āo, áo, ǎo, ào

first tune

āo

concave 凹 āo

concave and convex 凹,凸 āo tū
concave 凹 āo	protruding 凸 tū

Chinese characters also pronunced āo

second tune

áo

endure; suffer boil for a long time 熬 áo

suffering; torment 煎熬 jiān áo
decoct 熬 jiān	suffering 熬 áo

stew for broth 熬湯 áo tāng
boil for a long time 熬 áo	soup 湯 tāng

soar, hover 翱 áo

soar, hover 翱翔 áo xiáng
soar, hover 翱 áo	circle in the air 翔 xiáng

Chinese characters also pronunced áo

third tune

ǎo

padded jacket 襖 ǎo

cotton-padded jacket 棉襖 mián ǎo
cotton 棉 mián	padded jacket 襖 ǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced ǎo

fourth tune

ào

proud 傲 ào

pride, proud 驕傲 jiāo ào
arrogant 驕 jiāo	proud 傲 ào

abstruse 奧 ào

profound; secret 奧妙 ào miào
abstruse 奧 ào	wonderful 妙 miào

Chinese characters also pronunced ào