Hexagram 3 — 屯 (Zhūn), Difficulty at the Beginning
Above: ☵ 坎 Water Below: ☳ 震 Thunder
The Judgment
元亨利贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
Growth sprouts amid chaos. Do not push forward blindly; instead gather helpers and organize.
The Image (Daxiang)
「云雷，屯；君子以经纶。」Clouds and thunder — the noble person weaves order out of chaos.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：屯，刚柔始交而难生，动乎险中，大亨贞。雷雨之动满盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不宁。——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初九 | 磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。 |
| 六二 | 屯如邅如，乘马班如。匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。 |
| 六三 | 即鹿无虞，惟入于林中。君子几不如舍，往吝。 |
| 六四 | 乘马班如，求婚媾，往吉，无不利。 |
| 九五 | 屯其膏，小贞吉，大贞凶。 |
| 上六 | 乘马班如，泣血涟如。 |
In Plain Terms
New beginnings are messy — build your team first. When you receive this hexagram, hold the judgment beside your question: it describes a posture and a season, not a script.
I Ching judgments quoted from the Zhouyi (public domain); modern renderings by BaziOracle, for cultural and entertainment reference.