Hexagram 3 Line 2: 六二
Zhun —屯 —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。
屯zhūnsummoning help
如rúit may seems
邅zhānturning around
如rúis the same as
乘chénga team of four
馬mǎhorses
班bānarrayed
如rúalike
匪fěiit
寇kòuassailant
婚hūnmarital
媾gòusuitor
女nǚlady
子zǐyoung
貞zhēndetermined
不bùno
字zìbabies
十shíten more
年niányears
乃nǎiand
字zìbabies
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).
Parent Hexagram
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun屯 (3)
Water (坎) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder