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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zōng, zóng, zǒng, zòng

first tune

zōng

ancestor; clan branch; section 宗 zōng

grand master 宗師 zōng shī
branch; section 宗 zōng	master 師 shī

brown (color) 棕 zōng

mane; coarse hair (of animal) 鬃 zōng

footprint; tracks; traces 蹤 zōng

missing; disappear 失蹤 shī zōng
lose 失 shī	tracks; traces 蹤 zōng

Chinese characters also pronunced zōng

third tune

zǒng

head; chief overall; total; general 總 zǒng

headquarter 總部 zǒng bù
head; overall 總 zǒng	section 部 bù

fourth tune

zòng

glutinous rice tamale 粽 zòng

lengthwise; lengthways; vertical let go; set free 縱 zòng

indulge; self-indulgent allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of 放縱 fàng zòng
let go 放 fàng	indulge 縱 zòng

put together; sum up 綜 zòng

integrated; synthetic; comprehensive 綜合 zòng hé
put together 綜 zòng	combine 合 hé