When playing, take a seated position, place the qin tube on the left leg, hold the qin in the left hand, and press the strings at the bend of the first joint of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger, and hold the bow with the five fingers of the right hand or hold the bow with the thumb, index finger, and middle finger. Play between the two strings.

The huqin is generally tuned by the relationship of fifths. The usual tuning is A, e or c, g, and the range is A-a1 or c-c2, and there are two octaves. The pronunciation is soft and beautiful, and the timbre is bright and pleasant, close to the mid-range banhu of the Han nationality.

Pressing the strings with the left hand is the full hand holding the strings, commonly known as pulling the strings or grasping the strings, and changing the position less often.

When folk musicians play, they are accustomed to not using a thousand pounds, but using hooks and grasping strings to change the tune. It can be used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment, and is the main stringed instrument in Korean ethnic bands. He is good at playing slow-tuned classical music or cheerful folk music.