Hexagram 3 Line 6: 上六
Zhun —屯 —Difficulty at the Beginning
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上六 乘馬班如。泣血漣如。
乘chénga team of four
馬mǎhorses
班bānarrayed
如rúalike
泣qìtears
血xuèof blood
漣liánflowing
如rúas if
Line Commentary
Some people never emerge from the initial chaos. They surrender to difficulty, fold their hands, stop trying. This is the saddest outcome—not failure through action, but abandonment of the struggle itself.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 3 Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning) transforms into Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase).
Parent Hexagram
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun屯 (3)
Water (坎) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder