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
Click the framed calligraphic Chinese symbol icons
to link more related multi-character Chinese words!

dīng, díng, dǐng, dìng

first tune

dīng

young man small cubes or dices 丁 dīng

able-bodied man 壯丁 zhuàng dīng
strong 壯 zhuàng	young man 丁 dīng

cut into cubes 切丁 qiē dīng
cut 切 qiē	small cubes or dices 丁 dīng

ask; sting by insect 叮 dīng

exhort urge someone earnestly 叮嚀 dīng níng
ask 叮 dīng	enjoin; instruct 嚀 níng

bite by insect 叮咬 dīng yǎo
sting by insect 叮 dīng	bite 咬 yǎo

stare; fix one's eyes on 盯 dīng

keep a close eye on somebody or something 緊盯 jǐn dīng
close; tight 緊 jǐn	stare 盯 dīng

nail; metal spike 釘 dīng

recalcitrant household owner who adamantly refuses to comply (modern Chinese slang) 釘子戶 dīng zi hù
nail 釘子 dīng zi	household 戶 hù

Chinese characters also pronunced dīng

third tune

dǐng

top 頂 dǐng

mountaintop; top of a mountain 山頂 shān dǐng
mountain; hill 山 shān	top 頂 dǐng

roof of a house 屋頂 wū dǐng
house 屋 wū	top 頂 dǐng

tree-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel 鼎 dǐng

well-known; grand reputation (Chinese idiom) 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng
great 大 dà	name 名 míng	great; very important 鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng

Chinese characters also pronunced dǐng

fourth tune

dìng

calm set 定 dìng

cool and calm; calm and collected 淡定 dàn dìng
tranquil and calm 淡 dàn	calm; set 定 dìng

settled; free from worry 安定 ān dìng
safe 安 ān	calm; set 定 dìng

order; reserve 訂 dìng

earnest money initial payment 訂金 dìng jīn
order; reserve 訂 dìng	gold; money 金 jīn

booking; reserve a seat 訂位 dìng wèi
order; reserve 訂 dìng	seat 位 wèi

reserve a room 訂房 dìng fáng
order; reserve 訂 dìng	room 房 fáng

Chinese characters also pronunced dìng