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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.

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Other combinations are possible but I don't have time to try. As I have said many times, you need to do your research before acquiring a domain -- not after.
 
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Other combinations are possible but I don't have time to try. As I have said many times, you need to do your research before acquiring a domain -- not after.
I always do but sometimes it's not easy to decipher which is why I ask native speakers. Tlds taken, extensions developed etc, extensions for sale etc all of are done prior to acquisition. I also check here:

https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-search.html?term=Maikou&page=1


I was just looking for additional insight, nothing else.
 
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@Kassey Lee

Is Namepros accessible to the general China internet user?

Thank you for your time!
 
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Is Namepros accessible to the general China internet user?
The guy who owns the most number of 2L .com @YueDai is here on this forum. Let him answer this question.
 
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Recently kouzhao.com (Means Mask in chinese) sold for 100s of thousands of dollars. So I bought 8kouzhao.com.

What do you think about this?
 
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@Kassey Lee

Upped my game a bit on Chinese 4L quad premiums, but this one is western also with its ABBB pattern.

Acquired: SNNN.COM


Based on my research it could have multiple different meanings and maybe even some GEO potential since SN is Shaanxi 陕西 and NN could be Nanning 南宁. In terms on internet slang I see NN being used as slang for "You Can" and NNN being used for "Your Grandmother".

So my guess is best use cases would be geo related i.e SN Shaanxi 陕西+NN (commercial use case that works in pinyin)
or
SN(commercial use that works in pinyin)+ Nanning 南宁


Does that make sense or is there additional meaning that can be extracted from this?
 
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Does that make sense or is there additional meaning that can be extracted from this?
I don't know without research. 4L .com domains are actually used in corporate China.
 
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I don't know without research. 4L .com domains are actually used in corporate China.

My research showed a lot of geo based usage with SN but NN provided varied use IMHO. In terms of ABBB Quad CHIPs in general a lot of them are under lock and key with the majority being held by Chinese registrants. With only 656 possible combinations it's a very rare pattern to try and acquire.
 
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I may have found one:
Acronym domains usually have many possible meanings. I think it is more important to list your domains so that end users in China can also see them. They know what the acronym means to them when they already have a brand name in mind. For this reason, I list my domains at Afternic with fast transfer so that the domains can be seen inside China. Are your domains also available via registrars in China?
 
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Acronym domains usually have many possible meanings. I think it is more important to list your domains so that end users in China can also see them. They know what the acronym means to them when they already have a brand name in mind. For this reason, I list my domains at Afternic with fast transfer so that the domains can be seen inside China. Are your domains also available via registrars in China?
I normally just put them on 4.cn since it has an English version....ename etc are a bit weird to navigate.
 
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I normally just put them on 4.cn since it has an English version....ename etc are a bit weird to navigate.
I find Afternic fast transfer best because you can then sell to the entire world including China.
 
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I find Afternic fast transfer best because you can then sell to the entire world including China.
Yea I put them there as well. I thought you were talking about just Chinese marketplaces :).
 
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Yea I put them there as well. I thought you were talking about just Chinese marketplaces :).
I don't. I always aim for the whole world.
 
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I was just wondering what the worth of the .com 'W3DN' might be on the Chinese market?
Just curious, of course. If I die from COVID-19 anytime soon I want to be able to tell my son which domains to be sure to hold onto. ;)
 
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I don't know @Domainating, because I'm the worst domain appraiser in the world. To overcome my shortcoming, I do end user research using dotDB and Google search to see if there are potential users for a domain I plan to acquire, unless the name's value is obvious, such as apple.com and banana.com.
 
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Yeah, I guess it's not real valuable in China, but I had GF9 and WF9 (both .coms) that I sold to a Chinese girl (I think). None of these make any characters in Chinese according to that link on the top of page 79. But W3DN works well for what I use it for. So, at least it's valuable to me.
 
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Actually I own many 4C domains and in June I sold Jo20(dot)com which is being used for someone who is running as a presidential candidate. I picked them up a few years ago because they are short and easy to remember. In these cases, I did not find any potential users but I simply believed they would be useful one day. GF9 and WF9 are definitely valuable because they are short and easy to remember. In the case of China, LL is the most popular acronym and 9 is a good number.
 
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I check namebio every morning for sold results

Simply by typing

xn--

As a

keyword

Then press search

Which lists all

Emoji and idn website addresses above $100 ish etc

I then type any new xn-- in to the emoji website address website which shows me which xn-- s are emoji and which xn-- s are idn s etc

But when the xn-- code produces an idn pic etc i can see the 2 or 3 characters but havent got a clue what they mean etc

Does anyone know the best way to work out what an idn means etc
 
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