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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zhū, zhú, zhǔ, zhù

first tune

zhū

pig 豬 zhū

cinnabar; vermilion; scarlet 朱 zhū

bead; pearl 珠 zhū

spider 蛛 zhū

spider 蜘蛛 zhī zhū
spider 蜘 zhī	spider 蛛 zhū

Chinese characters also pronunced zhū

second tune

zhú

bamboo 竹 zhú

candle 燭 zhú

expel; force out pursue; chase; run after 逐 zhú

build; construct 築 zhú

Chinese characters also pronunced zhú

third tune

zhǔ

Lord master; host; owner major; main; primary 主 zhǔ

cook; boil up 煮 zhǔ

admonish; advise and urge 囑 zhǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced zhǔ

fourth tune

zhù

help; aid; assist 助 zhù

live; reside; lodge 住 zhù

pillar; column 柱 zhù

pour into pay attention 注 zhù

Attention! pay attention; watch out 注意 zhù yì
pour into 注 zhù	mind 意 yì

note; footnote 註 zhù

bless; express good wishes 祝 zhù

bless; blessing best wish; wish happiness 祝福 zhù fú
express good wishes 祝 zhù	good fortune; happiness 福 fú

Chinese characters also pronunced zhù