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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jiāng, jiáng, jiǎng, jiàng

first tune

jiāng

river; large river 江 jiāng

Yangtze River Changjiang River 長江 cháng jiāng
long 長 cháng	river 江 jiāng

sophisticated and cosmopolitan all corners of the mortal world environment where the martial artists live 江湖 jiāng hú
river 江 jiāng	lake 湖 hú

about to; going to 將 jiāng

future; days to come 將來 jiāng lái
about to 將 jiāng	come 來 lái

thick liquid 漿 jiāng

soya milk; soybean milk 豆漿 dòu jiāng
bean 豆 dòu	thick liquid 漿 jiāng

ginger 薑 jiāng

dead and stiff 殭 jiāng

zombie; walking dead 殭屍 jiāng shī
dead and stiff 殭 jiāng	corpse 屍 shī

Chinese characters also pronunced jiāng

third tune

jiǎng

prize; award 獎 jiǎng

win a prize 中獎 zhòng jiǎng
hit 中 zhòng	prize 獎 jiǎng

oar; paddle 槳 jiǎng

talk; speak 講 jiǎng

reasonable reason with someone 講道理 jiǎng dào lǐ
talk 講 jiǎng	sense; reason 道理 dào lǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced jiǎng

fourth tune

jiàng

artisan; craftsman 匠 jiàng

carpenter 木匠 mù jiàng
wood 木 mù	craftsman 匠 jiàng

general (military leader) 將 jiàng

senior general top-notch player active member of a team 大將 dà jiàng
big; great 大 dà	general 將 jiàng

sauce; jam 醬 jiàng

soy sauce 醬油 jiàng yóu
sauce 醬 jiàng	oil 油 yóu

fruit preserves; jam 果醬 guǒ jiàng
fruit 果 guǒ	jam 醬 jiàng

fall; descend 降 jiàng

rise and fall ascend and descend 升,降 shēng jiàng
rise; ascend 升 shēng	fall; descend 降 jiàng

Chinese characters also pronunced jiàng