綿織物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 綿織物 combines 綿, cotton, with 織物, woven fabric, and denotes cloth woven from cotton yarn.
• Basic usage: It can be material for making an object or cotton textiles produced and displayed as regional products.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Raw material versus textile
  • 綿 is cotton as a material, whereas 綿織物 is fabric produced by weaving cotton yarn.
• Material versus product group
  • The word can name fabric used for one bag or collectively refer to several kinds of regional cotton textile.