域名|Chinese Perspective

[Kassey Lee]

I believe only short and easy-to-remember domain names are sustainable, regardless of where in the world you live and which cultural background you come from.

Now that the Chinese domain market has become a hot topic, I myself want to understand this trend too. Is there any real meaning behind each domain name sold in China? Here, I'd like to share with you what I've found as I read the Chinese news everyday.

GZX.com
GZX can stand for 更自信 (even more self-confident) which can be used in many fields such as education, self-help, and even consumer products to raise your self image.

XLY.com
XLY can stand for 夏令营 (summer camp) or 新领域 (new field) which can be used in recreation and high-tech products.

New: Follow my blog posts on NamePros for updates.

 

[Kassey Lee]

[News] Want to grab good domain name? Burn mid-night oil. Well-known investor Feng ZHOU (周峰) stayed awake at 3am and seized Chuangtouquan .com in last 4 minutes of auction. Chuangtouquan is 3-pin and stands for 创投圈 (venture capitalist community), which matches same company name (创投圈) Zhou already owns using domain name vc.cn.

[News] Old Jingtailan company Beijing Fa Lang Chang (北京珐琅厂) launched website using Chinese IDN.IDN 景泰蓝.网址 (Jingtailan.netaddress) to redirect to 5L official site BJFLC .com. Jingtailan (Cloisonne) is an ancient technique used in decorating metalwork objects.

[News] QKJ .com sold for $36k (240k yuan) in August 18 auction. QKJ may mean 取款机 (automated teller machine).

[News] PZL .com sold for high 5 figures (mid 6-figure yuan) in private transaction. PZL may mean 拍照乐 (fun in taking picture).

[Blog] Eleven tips for Chinese domain investors

 

[Kassey Lee]

Thanks for the link here! I tried to post a reply on the other thread but need to upgrade.

I wanted to thank you there as I read your blog/website a week ago and subscribed too. It was helpful to me for some translation information as I own a NNNN.com domain, I've had it for 20 years that I will sell eventually- and that is what actually inspired me to look into this domaining business. I had this unused, unattended email account listed on Whois and was always loaded with spam... but only recently realized after about 2 years of not reviewing it... found it was filled with 200+ unsolicited offers, some of which were chinese in origin. So I started seaching the web and found your site! Your translations are really cool and were helpful. I like your candidness and writing style too, it's a very different perspective (from Chinese viewpoint) that I have never ventured into exploring.

I like your jumping in and generously contributing to the forum by sharing results of your hard work with the community. I want to thank you too. Keep sharing!

 

[Kassey Lee]

[News] Startup Yi Fang Wan (一房网=one house net) launched real estate website on iFang .com. "i" is wrong choice as domain name now means 爱房 (love house). "e" or "Yi" would be better.

[News] .win exceeded 1m registrations. As of August 18, 1,002,491 .win domain names were registered, making .win the 4th largest new extension in China, after .xyz (6.5m), ,top (.32m), and .wang (1.1m).

[News] 181.xyz and 186.xyz sold for over $3k (20k yuan) each in West.cn auction. 181 rhymes with 要不要 (want it or not?) and 186 要发了 (going to make a fortune).

[News] 029.xyz sold for $1.4k (9,200 yuan) in August 21 auction. 029 is dialing code of Xian.

[Blog] Chinese domain market data: the big picture

 

[NikolicN]

namepros.com/threads/wanted-native-speaking-chinese-or-someone-who-speak-chienese-for-selling-domains.967196/

 

[Kassey Lee]

[News] 138.xyz and 426.xyz sold for $1,200 (8000 yuan) and $750 (5000 yuan) respectively in West.cn auction. 138 rhymes with 一生发 (be rich all your life) and 426 是爱乐 (is love and fun).

[News] Short is good and .cm sells too. mp.cm, us.cm, and or.cm sold for $1,410 (9,400 yuan), $1,050 (7,000 yuan), and $750 (5000 yuan) respectively in recent West.cn auction. MP may mean 买票 (buy ticket) and OR may mean 偶然 (by chance).

[News] 705 .com went to China for 6 figures (7-figure yuan) recently, according to a post on domain forum DNBBS .com. 705 rhymes with 起来玩 (get up and play).

[News] 182.xyz sold for $2.5k (17k yuan) in August 22 auction. 182 rhymes with 一辈爱 (love for the lifetime).

[Blog] Learning from Chinese domain market data

 

[dna]

Do you live in china? Can you view YouTube videos from China?

 

[GoKaizen]

A 16-year-old British girl earns £48,000 helping Chinese people name their babies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...8000-helping-chinese-people-name-their-babies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...8000-helping-chinese-people-name-their-babies

 

[GoKaizen]

@equity78 covered this story.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/fo...e-teen-is-getting-paid-to-name-babies.971265/

A 16-year-old British girl earns £48,000 helping Chinese people name their babies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...8000-helping-chinese-people-name-their-babies

 

[Sinh]

Do you live in china? Can you view YouTube videos from China?

He is living in NewZealand.

 

[Corey]

great thread. Any news for October?

Cheers
Corey

 

[Kassey Lee]

great thread. Any news for October?

Thanks for your kind words. I have stopped reporting domain news as I'm very busy on Linkedin writing for executives in China. But, there are still some Chinese folks writing about domain news. Two I'm aware of are: @YumicomDomain on Twitter and DNQueen.net by @Cynthia (?).

 

[batrone]

@Kassey Lee

Hi Kassey I have many visitors from china at ifff.info

Is there a special meaning for ifff in china? Thank you very much!

 

[DGMDomains]

Hi Kassey;

May need your help again with meanings; what could b y n k stand/be used for in Chinese?

Thanks again.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@Kassey Lee

Hi Kassey I have many visitors from china at ifff.info

Is there a special meaning for ifff in china? Thank you very much!

i rhymes with 爱 (love) and F may be 发 (making a fortune), so the name may mean "love making a fortune".

 

[Kassey Lee]

May need your help again with meanings; what could b y n k stand/be used for in Chinese?

How about an earth-shattering invention like BYNK = 避孕内裤 (contraception underpants)? There is already a patent on this invention. See https://www.google.com/patents/CN103919284A?cl=en

 

[Alex Munala]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

 

[Kassey Lee]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

I have not come across any hyphenated domain name used by companies in China.

 

[Alex Munala]

what does this mean?
NTGSD

 

[Kassey Lee]

what does this mean?
NTGSD

Sorry, don't know.

 

[Kassey Lee]

The letter U is quite useful especially as the first letter of a short domain name. My Nov 23 post covers the many meanings U can take on.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Recently an executive in the domain industry asked me to comment on the main differences between China and the west in domain names, so I wrote a blog post about it.

 

[Templr]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

There are definitely plenty of short dash domains used in China in .com and in .cn

 

[mpls]

Thank you very much @Kassey Lee for your explanations.
I've a domain beeb dot co and receive a lot of traffic from china.
What does it means beeb?

 

[Kassey Lee]

I've a domain beeb dot co and receive a lot of traffic from china.
What does it means beeb?

I don't know, but beeb.com.cn is owned by a bank. The domain name and the name of bank do not seem to match.

 

[BrandingModel.com]

@Goncalo

Let's look at how a Chinese buyer ends up liking BJW.COM.

Example: 北京网(Beijing web) is obviously a good name.

When translated to Pinyin:
北->Bei 京->Jing 网->Wang
So, you can buy BeiJingWang.com.

Or, better (as it is easier to remember)
BJW.COM (just take the initial of each of the 3 Pinyin words)

That explains why 3L are more popular than their fully spelled-out words.

I understand that the Chinese are not into .io. However they do own a few .io extentions. I own BJW.io (Beijing Network) This would make a great startup and more affordable than the .com .cn or .net