单音词是汉语词汇的起点,在甲骨文中除了少数专有名词,大都是单音词。据统计,春秋的《论语》复音词有378个,而单音词却有1126个,占总数的74.9%。同时单音词又是汉语词汇的重点,在很多情况下,复音词是由单音词为词素复合而成的。且即便在现代汉语中,一些单音词的使用频率也远远高于复音词。词汇发展到宋代,复音词的发展已经远远超过了单音 Monosyllabic words are the starting point of Chinese vocabulary, except for a few proper nouns in Oracle, mostly monosyllabic words. According to statistics, in the Spring and Autumn “Analects” polysyllabic words have 378, while the monosyllabic word has 1126, accounting for 74.9% of the total. At the same time, monosyllabic words are also the focus of Chinese vocabulary. In many cases, polyphonic words are composed of monosyllables as morphemes. And even in modern Chinese, some monosyllables are used more frequently than polysyllabic words. The development of vocabulary to the Song Dynasty, the development of polysyllabic words has far exceeded the single tone