The '' is a traditional Korean
String Instrument , resembling a
Fiddle . It has a rodlike body supporting two
Silk strings and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.
The ''haegeum'' is related to similar Chinese instruments in the ''
Huqin '' family of instruments, such as the ''
Erhu ''. Of these, it is most closely related to the ancient ''
Xiqin '', as well as the ''
Erxian '' used in ''
Nanguan '' and
Cantonese Music .
