Hexagram 3 屯, Line 1
屯
Hexagram 3 · first line, undivided (nine)
磐桓，利居貞，利建侯。
The first line, undivided, shows the difficulty (its subject has) in advancing. It will be advantageous for him to abide correct and firm; advantageous (also) to be made a feudal ruler.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
雖磐桓，志行正也。以貴下賤，大得民也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 3 becomes hexagram 8.
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Character glossary
- 磐pánboulder, large rock; firm, stable
- 桓huánvariety of tree; surname
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 建jiànto build, to erect; to establish, to fou
- 侯hóumarquis, lord; target in archery
- 雖suīalthough, even though
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 也yěalso, too
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 貴guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 賤jiàncheap, low, mean, worthless
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 民míncitizens, subjects; a nation's people
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.