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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pān, pán, pǎn, pàn

first tune

pān

clamber; scramble 攀 pān

Chinese characters also pronunced pān

second tune

pán

plate; dish; disk; tray coil something up 盤 pán

plate; platter 盤子 pán zi
plate; dish 盤 pán	suffix 子 zi

cross legs; Sukhasana sitting cross-legged 盤腿 pán tuǐ
coil up 盤 pán	leg 腿 tuǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced pán

fourth tune

pàn

judge; decide; tell apart 判 pàn

betray; revolt against mutiny; insurrection 叛 pàn

hope; expect yearn; long for 盼 pàn

wish for; long for yearn for; look forward 盼望 pàn wàng
hope; yearn 盼 pàn	hope; expect 望 wàng

Chinese characters also pronunced pàn