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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guā, guá, guǎ, guà

first tune

guā

melon; gourd 瓜 guā

watermelon 西瓜 xī guā
west 西 xī	melon 瓜 guā

pumpkin 南瓜 nán guā
south 南 nán	gourd 瓜 guā

Chinese characters also pronunced guā

third tune

guǎ

widowed; less, not many 寡 guǎ

widow 寡婦 guǎ fù
widowed 寡 guǎ	woman; wife 婦 fù

many and less, not many 多,寡 duō guǎ
many 多 duō	less, not many 寡 guǎ

fourth tune

guà

divinatory symbols 卦 guà

Bagua; Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà
eight 八 bā	divinatory symbols 卦 guà

suspend; hand up 掛 guà

concerned; feel concern about 掛念 guà niàn
suspend 掛 guà	think; mind 念 niàn

hang; suspend 吊掛 diào guà
hand 吊 diào	hand up 掛 guà

Chinese characters also pronunced guà