Hexagram 3 屯, Line 2
屯
Hexagram 3 · second line, divided (six)
屯如邅如，乘馬班如，匪寇婚媾，女子貞不字，十年乃字。
The second line, divided, shows (its subject) distressed and obliged to return; (even) the horses of her chariot (also) seem to be retreating. (But) not by a spoiler (is she assailed), but by one who seeks her to be his wife. The young lady maintains her firm correctness, and declines a union. After ten years she will be united, and have children.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
六二之難，乘剛也。十年乃字，反常也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 3 becomes hexagram 60.
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Character glossary
- 屯túnvillage, hamlet; camp; station
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 邅zhānhesitant, faltering
- 乘chéngride, mount; to make use of; to ascend;
- 馬mǎhorse; surname
- 班bānclass, squad, team, work shift
- 匪fěibandits, robbers, gangsters
- 寇kòubandit, thief; enemy; to invade
- 婚hūnto get married; marriage, wedding
- 媾gòuto marry; to be intimate with
- 女nǚwoman, girl; female
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 字zìcharacter, letter, symbol, word
- 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed, after all
- 六liùsix
- 二èrtwo; twice
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 難nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
- 剛gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
- 也yěalso, too
- 反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
- 常chángcommon, general, normal; always, frequen
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