胡琴之所以被称为“胡”琴,一种说法是因为胡琴是从北方的少数民族那里传入中原的汉族居住地的。以前汉民称北方的少数民族为胡人,因此从那里传入的这种乐器也就被冠上了一个“胡”字,像胡瓜、胡萝卜、胡麻、胡椒的“胡”一样。这种说法其实是一个误会。胡琴的“胡”并非指少数民族。 Hu Qin was called “Hu” Qin, one reason is because Huqin is from the northern ethnic minority into the Central Plains Han domicile. Han people used to call northern tribes for barbarians, so the instruments that came in there were also labeled “Hu” like “Hu”, like carrot, carrot, flax, and pepper. This is actually a misunderstanding. Hu Qin’s “Hu” does not refer to minorities.