chū

ㄔㄨ

AdvHSK 3TOCFL L3core 10k

1(bound form) at first; initially

2(bound form) first; early

3(bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

tài太chū初yǒu有dào道。

太初有道。

In the beginning was the Word.