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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chōu, chóu, chǒu, chòu

first tune

chōu

draw out 抽 chōu

cramp; muscular spasm 抽筋 chōu jīn
draw out 抽 chōu	tendon; muscle 筋 jīn

second tune

chóu

feud; animosity 仇 chóu

foe; personal enemy 仇人 chóu rén
feud; animosity 仇 chóu	people 人 rén

revenge; vengeance 復仇 fù chóu
recover 復 fù	feud; animosity 仇 chóu

worry 愁 chóu

worried; gloomy 憂愁 yōu chóu
worry about 憂 yōu	worry 愁 chóu

Chinese characters also pronunced chóu

third tune

chǒu

clown 丑 chǒu

clown; buffoon 小丑 xiǎo chǒu
little 小 xiǎo	clown 丑 chǒu

ugly 醜 chǒu

ugly duckling 醜小鴨 chǒu xiǎo yā
ugly 醜 chǒu	little 小 xiǎo	duck 鴨 yā

fourth tune

chòu

stinking; foul-smelling 臭 chòu

stench; unpleasant smell 臭味 chòu wèi
stinking; foul-smelling 臭 chòu	odor; smell 味 wèi