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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xuān, xuán, xuǎn, xuàn
first tune
xuān
announce; declare; proclaim 宣 xuān
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second tune
xuán
profound; abstruse oracular; enigmatic 玄 xuán
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rotate; revolve; spin 旋 xuán
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hang; suspend unsettled; unresolved 懸 xuán
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third tune
xuǎn
choose; choice select; selection 選 xuǎn
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fourth tune
xuàn
flaunt; show off shining; bright and dazzling 炫 xuàn
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dizzy; giddy dazzled; dazzling 眩 xuàn
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