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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lū, lú, lǔ, lù

second tune

lú

stove; oven furnace; hearth; fireplace 爐 lú

stove; oven; furnace 火爐 huǒ lú
fire 火 huǒ	furnace 爐 lú

incense burner censer (for burning incense) 香爐 xiāng lú
incense 香 xiāng	furnace 爐 lú

Chinese characters also pronunced lú

third tune

lǔ

rude; rough 魯 lǔ

rash; foolhardy; effrontery impertinent behavior; recklessly bold or rash 魯莽 lǔ mǎng
rude; rough 魯 lǔ	rude; uncultured 莽 mǎng

soy-braised stew with soy sause 滷 lǔ

soy-stewed egg marinaded egg spiced corned egg 滷蛋 lǔ dàn
soy-braised 滷 lǔ	egg 蛋 dàn

Chinese characters also pronunced lǔ

fourth tune

lù

road; route path; way 路 lù

walk; go on foot 走路 zǒu lù
walk; go 走 zǒu	road 路 lù

decent way right way; correct path 正路 zhèng lù
correct; upright 正 zhèng	road; way 路 lù

continent shore; dry land 陸 lù

mainland continent; continental 大陸 dà lù
big; great 大 dà	continent 陸 lù

dew 露 lù

dew; dewdrop 露水 lù shuǐ
dew 露 lù	water 水 shuǐ

record; write down 錄 lù

break record record-breaking 破記錄 pò jì lù
break 破 pò	record 記錄 jì lù

prosperity; mortal beneficiary 祿 lù

Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity 福祿壽 fú lù shòu
Fortune 福 fú	Prosperity 祿 lù	Longevity 壽 shòu

deer 鹿 lù

giraffe 長頸鹿 cháng jǐng lù
long 長 cháng	neck 頸 jǐng	deer 鹿 lù

Chinese characters also pronunced lù