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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zhā, zhá, zhǎ, zhà

first tune

zhā

dregs; dross 渣 zhā

Chinese characters also pronunced zhā

second tune

zhá

strive; struggle prick; pierce 扎 zhá

struggle 掙扎 zhēng zhá
get free from 掙 zhēng	strive; struggle 扎 zhá

floodgate; water gate 閘 zhá

Chinese characters also pronunced zhá

third tune

zhǎ

blink; wink 眨 zhǎ

fourth tune

zhà

abruptly; suddenly 乍 zhà

fried; deep-fry explode; blow up 炸 zhà

crafty; dishonest deception; falsity; imposture 詐 zhà

extract by pressing squeeze (juice, oil) 榨 zhà

Chinese characters also pronunced zhà