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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xūn, xún, xǔn, xùn

first tune

xūn

smoke; treat meat with smoke 熏 xūn

merit; meritorious achievements 勳 xūn

Chinese characters also pronunced xūn

second tune

xún

patrol go around and inspect 巡 xún

follow abide by; proceed along 循 xún

seek; search 尋 xún

sturgeon (fish) 鱘 xún

tame; obedient 馴 xún

ask; inquire 詢 xún

Chinese characters also pronunced xún

fourth tune

xùn

train; teach; educate admonish; reprove severely 訓 xùn

swift; fast; quick; prompt 迅 xùn

signal; news; information 訊 xùn

flood; high water 汛 xùn

die a martyr sacrifice one's life for 殉 xùn

Chinese characters also pronunced xùn