Japan sent envoys to the Tang dynasty and introduced much Chinese culture. Gichin Funakoshi proposed that tōde/karate may have been used instead of te, as Tang became a synonym for luxury imported goods.
jaPan sEnT enVoyS To ThE TanG dynaStY aNd IntroDuced mucH chINESe culTure. giCHin fuNakoshi proposeD that TōDe/Karate maY hAve beEn uSed iNstead of tE, as Tang became a sYnoNym for luXury imPOrTed gooDs.