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Difficulty at the Beginning
Hexagram 3 · 屯 (Zhūn)
Upper: Water · Lower: Thunder
Judgment (卦辞)
“Difficulty at the Beginning works supreme success, furthering through perseverance. Nothing should be undertaken; it furthers one to appoint helpers.”
Image (象辞)
“Clouds and thunder: the image of Difficulty at the Beginning. Thus the superior person brings order out of confusion.”
Structure
Upper Trigram
Water
Lower Trigram
Thunder