凯恩斯 (Kǎi ēn sī) — Keynes (John Maynard Keynes, British economist)

Definition

noun

Keynes (John Maynard Keynes, British economist)

凯恩斯。
Kǎi ēn sī De lǐ lùn duì xiàn dài jīng jì xué yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
Keynes's theories have had a great influence on modern economics.
凯恩斯。
Hěn duō jīng jì xué jiā zài jīn róng wēi jī hòu chóng xīn yán jiū Kǎi ēn sī de sī xiǎng.
Many economists revisited Keynes's ideas after the financial crisis.
凯恩斯。
Kǎi ēn sī Rèn wéi zhèng fǔ yīng gāi gān yù jīng jì.
Keynes believed the government should intervene in the economy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 凱; 凯 is its simplified writing.

豈几凱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

豈豈qǐdrum

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ凱kǎi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 凱 may have been built from 豈, a drum, and 几 to give the sound; the simplified 凯 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

因心恩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

因

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

恩 puts 因, which gives the sound, beside 心, a heart.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.