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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guān, guán, guǎn, guàn

first tune

guān

officer; government official 官 guān

police officer 警官 jǐng guān
police 警 jǐng	officer 官 guān

close; turn off 關 guān

switch; open and close 開關 kāi guān
open; turn on 開 kāi	close; turn off 關 guān

view; observe 觀 guān

sightseeing; tourism 觀光 guān guāng
view; observe 觀 guān	light 光 guāng

Chinese characters also pronunced guān

third tune

guǎn

manage, control pipe, tube 管 guǎn

manage; administer 管理 guǎn lǐ
manage, control 管 guǎn	put in order 理 lǐ

water pipe 水管 shuǐ guǎn
water 水 shuǐ	pipe, tube 管 guǎn

house; hall for exhibition 館 guǎn

library 圖書館 tú shū guǎn
graph; map 圖 tú	book 書 shū	hall for exhibition 館 guǎn

embassy 大使館 dà shǐ guǎn
ambassador 大使 dà shǐ	house 館 guǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced guǎn

fourth tune

guàn

crown 冠 guàn

champion 冠軍 guàn jūn
crown 冠 guàn	army 軍 jūn

can; jar 罐 guàn

canned food 罐頭 guàn tóu
can; jar 罐 guàn	head 頭 tóu

go through; penetrate 貫 guàn

understand thoroughly; go through 貫通 guàn tōng
go through; penetrate 貫 guàn	through 通 tōng

used to; accustomed to 慣 guàn

habit; get used to 習慣 xí guàn
be used to 習 xí	used to; accustomed to 慣 guàn

Chinese characters also pronunced guàn