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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māo, máo, mǎo, mào

first tune

māo

cat 貓 māo

black cat 黑貓 hēi māo
black 黑 hēi	cat 貓 māo

second tune

máo

hair; fur; wool 毛 máo

wool; fleece sheep's wool 羊毛 yáng máo
sheep 羊 yáng	wool 毛 máo

spear (weapon) 矛 máo

anchor of a ship 錨 máo

Chinese characters also pronunced máo

third tune

mǎo

Rabbit year of the Chinese zodiac sign 卯 mǎo

fourth tune

mào

emit; give off face; risk; bold 冒 mào

venture; adventure risk-taking; taking risks 冒險 mào xiǎn
to face 冒 mào	risk 險 xiǎn

hat cap; headgear 帽 mào

hat 帽子 mào zi
hat 帽 mào	suffix 子 zi

luxuriant; exuberant 茂 mào

flourishing; thriving exuberant; luxuriant 茂盛 mào shèng
luxuriant 茂 mào	flourishing 盛 shèng

facial appearance general appearance 貌 mào

pretty face beautiful face 美貌 měi mào
beautiful 美 měi	facial appearance 貌 mào

Chinese characters also pronunced mào