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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shēn, shén, shěn, shèn

first tune

shēn

body; torso 身 shēn

stretch; extend 伸 shēn

gentleman 紳 shēn

gentleman; chivalrous man 紳士 shēn shì
gentleman 紳 shēn	learned person 士 shì

deep 深 shēn

deep or shallow 深,淺 shēn qiǎn
deep 深 shēn	shallow 淺 qiǎn

ginseng 蔘 shēn

Chinese characters also pronunced shēn

second tune

shén

god; deity immortal; supernatural being 神 shén

what; how 什 shén

what 什麼 shén me
what 什 shén	interrogative particle 麼 me

third tune

shěn

judge; review; investigate 審 shěn

Chinese characters also pronunced shěn

fourth tune

shèn

careful; cautious; prudent 慎 shèn

kidney 腎 shèn

very; extremely more than before 甚 shèn

Chinese characters also pronunced shèn