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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shā, shá, shǎ, shà

first tune

shā

sand 沙 shā

veil; gauze; cotton yarn 紗 shā

shark 鯊 shā

kill 殺 shā

Chinese characters also pronunced shā

second tune

shá

what 啥 shá

third tune

shǎ

silly; foolish 傻 shǎ

fourth tune

shà

stop; break evil spirit; fierce god; malignant deity 煞 shà

brakes; to brake (slowing or stopping a moving vehicle) 煞車 shà chē
stop; brake 煞 shà	car 車 chē

fierce person evil star; malignant star (ancient Chinese myth) 煞星 shà xīng
fierce god 煞 shà	star 星 xīng

Chinese characters also pronunced shà