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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zhāng, zháng, zhǎng, zhàng

first tune

zhāng

chapter of story seal; stamp 章 zhāng

praise; extol; laud 彰 zhāng

camphor tree 樟 zhāng

open; extend 張 zhāng

Chinese characters also pronunced zhāng

third tune

zhǎng

palm of hand 掌 zhǎng

grow senior; superior 長 zhǎng

grow up 長大 zhǎng dà
grow 長 zhǎng	big; large 大 dà

fourth tune

zhàng

ten Chinese feet (3.33 meters) respectful old man 丈 zhàng

husband 丈夫 zhàng fū
ten Chinese feet 丈 zhàng	man 夫 fū

rely on; depend on war; battle 仗 zhàng

cane; staff; walking stick 杖 zhàng

tent; canopy 帳 zhàng

upsurge raise the price 漲 zhàng

barrier; obstacle 障 zhàng

Chinese characters also pronunced zhàng