After Buddhism was introduced during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-219 A.D.) there was a need to translate the Buddhist scriptures. The result was the introduction of many foreign words such as ch'an (dhyana, or zen) and ho shang (a monk).
如漢朝佛教傳入中國後，由於翻譯佛經、出現許多外來語，像「禪」、「般若」、「菩提」、「和尚」、「剎那」… … 等。