There are many special fingerings and bowing symbols on the Erhu score, which must be understood in order to learn or play the Erhu correctly according to the Erhu score. Common erhu playing symbols are as follows:

1. The inner string is the 1st string and the outer string is the 5th string.
2. 0 means an empty string tone, which is not fingered.
3. One or I means pressing the sound with the index finger,
4. Two or II means pressing the sound with the middle finger,
5. Three or III means pressing the sound with the ring finger,
6. Four or × means pressing the sound with the little finger.
7. "Nine" means throwing a bow
8. ">" means accent
9. "Ding" means beating
10. "," means intermittent, pause, ventilation
11. "Inner" means that the note is played with an inner string
12. "Outer" means that the note is played with an outer string
13. "∨" means to push the bow, the bow runs to the right and left
14. "tr, tr" for long vibrato
15. "○" indicates natural overtones
16. "◇" indicates artificial overtones
17. "+" right hand pluck
18. "f" strong sign
19. "p" soft sign
20. "mf" medium strong notation
21. Weak token in "mp"
22. "sf" extra strong notation
23. "sfp" suddenly strong and immediately weak
24. "D.C" means repeat from the beginning"
25. "⌒" means slurred, the sound in the slur is finished with the bow