The word "halal" has a simple meaning in ancient Chinese and has been widely used by the society. After Islam was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty, it had not been named in the Song Dynasty. Since the Yuan Dynasty, China scholars have gradually used words such as "Qing", "Jing" and "Zhen" to represent Islam. The word "halal" is associated with Islam.

In ancient Chinese, the word "halal" was often used by Taoism to mean "pure and simple" and "quiet and noble". For example, in Shi Shuo Xin Yu Appreciation, "Shan Gong praised Ruan Xian as the official minister, saying," Halal is lacking in desire, and everything can't be moved. "

"Shi Shuo Xin Yu": "Taizu respects it with halal." In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai had a poem that "the holy generation restores the ancient times, and the clothes are expensive for halal". In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Islamic scholars in China used words such as "quiet and uncontaminated" and "God is original and unique, which is called halal" to praise Allah worshipped by Islam, so they called Islam "Puritanism" and its temples "Mosque". Later, more and more Muslims in Hui nationality will "Mosque".

It is believed that purity is pure, truth is not miscellaneous, and purity is "halal", so the relationship between the word "halal" and Islam is gradually strengthened. Nowadays, commonly used words related to halal include mosque, telling the truth, halal food, halal restaurant and so on.