Difficulty at the Beginning

Hexagram 3 · (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