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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chān, chán, chǎn, chàn

first tune

chān

support with hand 攙 chān

lend an arm to support someone 攙扶 chān fú
support with hand 攙 chān	support with the hand 扶 fú

second tune

chán

cicada 蟬 chán

Zen 禪 chán

sit in meditation 坐禪 zuò chán
sit 坐 zuò	Zen 禪 chán

Chinese characters also pronunced chán

third tune

chǎn

produce 產 chǎn

childbirth manufacture 生產 shēng chǎn
give birth to; produce 生 shēng	produce 產 chǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced chǎn

fourth tune

chàn

repent 懺 chàn

repent 懺悔 chàn huǐ
repent 懺 chàn	regret; repent 悔 huǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced chàn