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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xiē, xié, xiě, xiè

first tune

xiē

some; a few; a little bit 些 xiē

rest; sleep 歇 xiē

scorpion 蠍 xiē

second tune

xié

shoes; footwear 鞋 xié

evil; vicious; wicked demonic; heretical; nefarious 邪 xié

tilted; slanting; oblique 斜 xié

harmony; harmonious 諧 xié

assist; coordinate 協 xié

assist; assistance 協助 xié zhù
assist; coordinate 協 xié	help 助 zhù

Chinese characters also pronunced xié

third tune

xiě

blood 血 xiě

write 寫 xiě

fourth tune

xiè

thank 謝 xiè

Many thanks 多謝 duō xiè
many 多 duō	thank 謝 xiè

crab 蟹 xiè

crumb; bit and small pieces 屑 xiè

leak out 洩 xiè

frustrated; frustrating discouraged; discouraging 洩氣 xiè qì
leak out 洩 xiè	air; gas 氣 qì

Chinese characters also pronunced xiè