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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zhī, zhí, zhǐ, zhì

first tune

zhī

of it; this; that 之 zhī

support branch; subdivision 支 zhī

twig; branch 枝 zhī

limbs 肢 zhī

juice 汁 zhī

know; aware of 知 zhī

alone; single numerary adjunct for animals or birds 隻 zhī

fat; grease 脂 zhī

Chinese characters also pronunced zhī

second tune

zhí

straight 直 zhí

worth; value 值 zhí

plant; grow 植 zhí

plants; vegetation 植物 zhí wù
plant 植 zhí	things 物 wù

job; duty 職 zhí

niece, nephew brother's children 姪 zhí

quality 質 zhí

insist; persist manage; control 執 zhí

stubborn; obstinate 固執 gù zhí
firm; solid 固 gù	insist; persist 執 zhí

Chinese characters also pronunced zhí

third tune

zhǐ

only; merely 只 zhǐ

stop; cease 止 zhǐ

finger indicate; point out 指 zhǐ

paper 紙 zhǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced zhǐ

fourth tune

zhì

ambition; aspiration 志 zhì

upmost; extremely reach; arrive at 至 zhì

wise; wisdom 智 zhì

heal; treat a disease govern; control; administer 治 zhì

control; restrict establish; set up 制 zhì

make; manufacture 製 zhì

manufacture; produce 製造 zhì zào
make; manufacture 製 zhì	make; build 造 zào

Chinese characters also pronunced zhì