Hexagram 3 Line 2: 六二

Zhun Difficulty at the Beginning

Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless

Classical Chinese Text

六二 屯如邅如。乘馬班如。匪寇婚媾。女子貞不字。十年乃字。

zhūnsummoning help
it may seems
zhānturning around
is the same as
chénga team of four
horses
bānarrayed
alike
fěiit
kòuassailant
hūnmarital
gòusuitor
lady
young
zhēndetermined
no
babies
shíten more
niányears
nǎiand
babies

Line Commentary

Help appears from an unexpected direction. It looks like rescue, but the timing is wrong—this isn't your ally yet. Wait. The right connection comes when conditions mature, not when desperation accepts any offer.

When This Line Changes

If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 3 Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning) transforms into Hexagram 60 Jie (Limitation).

(3)
(60)

Parent Hexagram

Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun (3)

Water () over Thunder ()

Upper Trigram: Water | Lower Trigram: Thunder