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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fū, fú, fǔ, fù

first tune

fū

husband; male adult 夫 fū

husband and wife 夫妻 fū qī
husband 夫 fū	wife 妻 qī

butcher 屠夫 tú fū
slaughter 屠 tú	male adult 夫 fū

skin; dermis 膚 fū

color of skin; skin color (race) 膚色 fū sè
skin; dermis 膚 fū	color 色 sè

Chinese characters also pronunced fū

second tune

fú

good fortune; fortunate 福 fú

well-being 幸福 xìng fú
feel joy for 幸 xìng	good fortune; fortunate 福 fú

support with hand 扶 fú

support and help 扶助 fú zhù
support 扶 fú	help 助 zhù

obey dress 服 fú

obey 服從 fú cóng
obey 服 fú	follow 從 cóng

uniform; distinctive clothing 制服 zhì fú
establish 制 zhì	dress 服 fú

Chinese characters also pronunced fú

third tune

fǔ

axe 斧 fǔ

official residence 府 fǔ

government 政府 zhèng fǔ
political affairs 政 zhèng	official residence 府 fǔ

assist 輔 fǔ

counseling; guidance 輔導 fǔ dǎo
assist 輔 fǔ	guide 導 dǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced fǔ

fourth tune

fù

father 父 fù

parents; father and mother 父母 fù mǔ
father 父 fù	mother 母 mǔ

pay 付 fù

pay money 付錢 fù qián
pay 付 fù	money 錢 qián

recover; come back 復 fù

recovered to health 康復 kāng fù
health 康 kāng	recover 復 fù

revival come back to former glory 復興 fù xīng
recover; come back 復 fù	prosperous 興 xīng

rich; wealthy abundant 富 fù

riches and honor wealth and high position 富貴 fù guì
rich; wealthy 富 fù	honored rank or position 貴 guì

Chinese characters also pronunced fù