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The word 亲手 is formed through the direct, conceptual combination of two meaningful characters: 亲, which conveys a sense of "personal", "close", or "oneself", and 手, which means "hand", representing the physical act of doing or making. By placing them side-by-side, the composite meaning emerges not from a grammatical rule but from an almost pictorial or ideographic blending: the idea of one's own hand acting, thereby emphasizing an action performed personally, directly, and often with one's own physical effort or intimate involvement.

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亲手做了蛋糕。

Wǒ qīnshǒu zuò le dàngāo.

I made the cake personally.

亲手写了这封信。

Tā qīnshǒu xiě le zhè fēng xìn.

He wrote this letter personally.

为了表达诚意,我亲手准备了礼物。

Wèile biǎodá chéngyì, wǒ qīnshǒu zhǔnbèi le lǐwù.

To show sincerity, I prepared the gift personally.

妈妈亲手织的毛衣,我穿了很多年。

Māma qīnshǒu zhī de máoyī, wǒ chuān le hěn duō nián.

The sweater that mom knitted personally, I wore for many years.

尽管工作很忙,他还是亲手完成了这个重要的项目。

Jǐnguǎn gōngzuò hěn máng, tā háishì qīnshǒu wánchéng le zhège zhòngyào de xiàngmù.

Despite being busy with work, he still personally completed this important project.

Word Definition - 亲手

qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands

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