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.

 

[djum]

N-N-N with end users:

0-0-6.com (2013)
0-2-4.com (2013)
0-7-9.com (2005)
0-8-0.com (2003)
1-1-5.com (2013)
1-2-1.com (1999)
1-2-3.com (1996)
1-3-5.com (2013)
1-4-3.com (2000)
1-4-4.com (2013)
1-5-0.com (2012)
1-5-7.com (2013)
1-5-8.com (2004)
1-8-1.com (2007)
1-9-1.com (2014)
2-0-1.com (2012)
2-1-9.com (2014)
2-2-3.com (2012)
2-3-4.com (2000)
2-4-8.com (2013)
2-7-3.com (2015)
3-0-3.com (2007)
3-2-0.com (2013)
3-4-1.com (2013)
3-5-9.com (2014)
3-6-1.com (2010)
3-6-0.com (2007)
4-1-8.com (2004)
4-1-9.com (2014)
4-3-3.com (2013)
4-4-2.com (2015)
4-5-0.com (2015)
4-6-0.com (2013)
4-6-8.com (2013)
5-1-2.com (2010)
5-3-1.com (2010)
5-6-9.com (2014)
6-0-3.com (2014)
6-3-1.com (2015)
6-6-8.com (2013)
6-8-6.com (2012)
6-8-8.com (2012)
6-9-6.com (2011)
7-1-3.com (2005)
7-2-1.com (2004)
7-2-4.com (2001)
7-2-5.com (2007)
7-5-4.com (2015)
7-7-7.com (1997)
8-1-0.com (2012)
8-2-7.com (2012)
8-6-0.com (2013)
9-0-8.com (2013)
9-1-0.com (2003)
9-8-6.com (2011)
9-8-7.com (2011)

Collected by @Domain-Reseller

56/1000 = 5,6% End-user development rate, probably the highest I've seen in one domain category.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@djum. Excellent find! I didn't know there are actually companies running their businesses on a N-N-N domain name!!!

But, can consumers remember the domain names?

 

[djum]

@djum. Excellent find! I didn't know there are actually companies running their businesses on a N-N-N domain name!!!

But, can consumers remember the domain names?

All credits go to @Domain-Reseller.

I think for visual advertising N-N-N are perfect, and the pattern to remember is very clear - 3 digits separated by hyphens, even 5 years old can memorize 3 digits and catch that pattern.

 

[Kassey Lee]

I can't see any domain bubble in China.

A bubble is formed when the general population is involved. At least that's what I've learned from past bubbles. Legend has it that Joseph Kennedy sold all his stock before the Crash of 1929 after a shoeshine boy gave him some stock tips.

Now, I read Baidu news everyday using the keyword 域名(domain). What do I see? Most news come from eName, followed by a few from the tech industry. That's it. I don't see major Chinese news publishers reporting on people buying and selling domain names everyday.

Is there really a domain bubble in China?

 

[Kassey Lee]

The first Chinese domain festival will be held this month (December 19) in Shenzhen. Guta's George Hong will be one of the invited guests.


Source: it.chinanews.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

Naming variation

A study abroad service provider just launched its services on the following domain name.

LXplus.com

The name consists of two parts. LX are letters from two Pinyin words and Plus means + or extra.

LX:留学>Study abroad

(It can also mean:
LX:旅行>Travel
LX:流行>Trendy)

So, some end users in China do not follow the CHIP rule and I think they are just fine.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.02


Numerics

3N	1,300,000 (=)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	43,333 (=)
4N	118,888 (=)	5,388 (=)	799 (v)	3,888 (^)
5N	5,088 (v)	199 (=)	56 (=)	750 (=)
6N	102 (v)	53 (=)	59 (v)	138 (^)

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Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	140,000 (=)	27,888 (=)	118,888 (^)
4N	368,000 (=)	14,888 (v)	2,000 (v)	15,888 (^)
5N	23,888 (=)	1,550 (=)	230 (^)	2,600 (=)
6N	1,220 (v)	114 (v)	59 (v)	1,188 (^)

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Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	3,580,000 (=)	29,888 (v)	12,500 (=)	17,888 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	14,998 (=)	8,888 (=)	3,588 (=)
3C	6,666 (=)	298 (=)	68 (=)	298 (=)
4I	13,800 (v)	1,700 (v)	129 (^)	679 (=)
4L	2,360 (^)	90 (=)	48 (^)	260 (v)

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Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
C=L+N. I =Initials
Source: Chaomi.cc

 

[Kassey Lee]

Domain investor Jun Yu PAN just bought LXZ.com for 6 figures RMB.

LXZ:领先者>Pioneer
LXZ:旅行者>Traveler

Another investor, Yue DAI, also spent 6 figures RMB recently to acquire CZR.com.

CZR:策展人>Curator
CZR:常州人>Changzhou people
CZR:创作人>Creator


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[4pm]

I can't see any domain bubble in China.

A bubble is formed when the general population is involved.

not necessarily. just you and me - thats enough to make a bubble: lets choose some 2 random 8N.com ...for example your and my birthday dates like 19750823.com, call it our "premium chips" - there are only 2, now lets trade them everyday between us adding $100 to the sale price everytime... we make profit - at any moment you have 2 x current price on yr account, two "valuable" domains or a domain plus current price.
at one point when the price is $1,000 after you send me the money and i push my name to you i decide to quit and not buy you;s back - im at +$1,000, both domains are yours, i tell you im not interested anymore cause i need a new notebook... bubble is formed, you are a proud owner of two (all) "premium chips" which unexpectedly no one wants to buy. it only took two of us to make it happen, not 1bln Chinese...

in fact, the fewer people take part the faster and easier the bubble bursts. because fewer people needed to stop buying for the whole thing to crash..
current "chips" bubble is formed by a few traders and speculators, average Chinese dont even know about it. as soon as small traders run out of money to digest what bigger players dump on them and not enough new victims get in buying, demand collapses, bigger guys begin selling off at huge discounts, bag holders left surprised what that all was and why their zjjqp.coms got no bids anymore...

 

[Kassey Lee]

A domain investor recently bough the domain name NAI.cn for 300k RMB, and it's not a CHIP name. Actually, it's a Pinyin word.

NAI:奶>Milk (for parenting or milk products?)
NAI:耐>Able to bear
NAI:奈>How


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.03


Numerics

3N	1,300,000 (=)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	43,333 (=)
4N	128,888 (^)	5,388 (=)	799 (=)	3,888 (=)
5N	4,999 (v)	198 (v)	60 (^)	678 (v)
6N	98 (v)	50 (v)	55 (v)	138 (=)

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Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	140,000 (=)	27,888 (=)	125,888 (^)
4N	368,000 (=)	14,888 (=)	2,388 (^)	15,888 (=)
5N	23,888 (=)	1,550 (=)	258 (^)	2,600 (=)
6N	1,146 (v)	106 (v)	59 (=)	760 (v)

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Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	3,580,000 (=)	35,888 (^)	18,888 (^)	17,888 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	14,998 (=)	8,666 (v)	2,599 (v)
3C	6,666 (=)	298 (=)	68 (=)	200 (v)
4I	13,500 (v)	1,630 (v)	130 (^)	666 (v)
4L	2,388 (^)	90 (=)	48 (=)	240 (v)

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Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
C=L+N. I =Initials
Source: Chaomi.cc

 

[Templr]

@ChinaMobi Your market watch. Of what total Chinese domain marketplace are you covering? Cheers.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@Howie My data comes from Chaomi.cc, which in turn sources it from eName.cn and 22.cn. Popular platform 4.cn, for example, is apparently not included. So the data is probably not comprehensive.

What I've done is to present the data in an easy-to-read, English format.

 

[sin]

That is a great idea, I think. Too bad there is no english version

 

[Kassey Lee]

@sin, The reason I created this market watch is that the original Chinese list is hard to read. Similar domain types are not grouped together for comparison, and comparison with the previous day is also difficult. So, I wrote a program to rearrange the information to make it easy for me to read. I hope there are also other people who feel the same too and can benefit from it.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.04


Numerics

3N	1,588,888 (^)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	39,999 (v)
4N	128,888 (=)	5,388 (=)	780 (v)	3,688 (v)
5N	4,900 (v)	198 (=)	60 (=)	635 (v)
6N	97 (v)	50 (=)	55 (=)	138 (=)

[th][td]com[/td][td]net[/td][td]org[/td][td]cc[/td][/th]

Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	140,000 (=)	27,888 (=)	125,678 (v)
4N	368,000 (=)	14,888 (=)	2,388 (=)	15,888 (=)
5N	23,888 (=)	1,550 (=)	255 (v)	2,600 (=)
6N	1,166 (^)	106 (=)	56 (v)	760 (=)

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Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	3,580,000 (=)	35,888 (=)	18,888 (=)	17,888 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (^)	8,666 (=)	3,588 (^)
3C	6,666 (=)	280 (v)	68 (=)	200 (=)
4I	12,999 (v)	1,578 (v)	129 (v)	653 (v)
4L	2,300 (v)	96 (^)	48 (=)	240 (=)

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Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
C=L+N. I =Initials
Source: Chaomi.cc

 

[Kassey Lee]

A young, female investor with only two weeks of domaining experience just bought A7.cn for low 6 figures RMB.

qq CHEN said she mainly invests in 4I/5I .com and plan to acquire more 3I .cn, She currently owns 3589.cn, djdd.com, and bhzg.com.

2C names are popular in China. Some recent sales include 3W.cn for close to 1m RMB, 3W or 6 figures RMB, and 7H.cn for 93k RMB.

I=Initials

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.05


Numerics

3N	1,688,888 (^)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	40,000 (^)
4N	128,888 (=)	5,388 (=)	799 (^)	3,688 (=)
5N	4,799 (v)	193 (v)	60 (=)	556 (v)
6N	98 (^)	50 (=)	55 (=)	138 (=)

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Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	140,000 (=)	27,888 (=)	125,678 (=)
4N	368,000 (=)	14,888 (=)	2,499 (^)	15,888 (=)
5N	23,888 (=)	1,500 (v)	305 (^)	2,600 (=)
6N	1,150 (v)	105 (v)	55 (v)	888 (^)

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Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	999,999 (v)	33,000 (v)	18,888 (=)	17,666 (v)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	8,888 (^)	3,588 (=)
3C	6,666 (=)	280 (=)	68 (=)	200 (=)
4I	12,999 (=)	1,480 (v)	128 (v)	600 (v)
4L	2,387 (^)	91 (v)	58 (^)	240 (=)

[th][td]com[/td][td]net[/td][td]org[/td][td]cc[/td][/th]

Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
C=L+N. I =Initials
Source: Chaomi.cc

 

[Eckhart]

Amazing information @ChinaMobi, I predict you'll add 5L's to the tables in a couple of weeks. The good patterns are sold out and the remaining are being registered faster and faster. Getting some that have a decent meaning is a true diamond picker's work. For example ZTLYT seems to mean "toss of the day" according to Google Translate, which could be nice for raffles/contests. How far off do you think is Google Translate from this possible meaning?

 

[Kassey Lee]

A domain investor bought 7512.com and 2793.com few days ago, then followed by another pair (7923.com and 2197.com) for high 6 figures RMB.

Notice three of them contain the number 9, which is a lucky number and also easy to pronounce, remember, and enter in browser.

Currently, 4L .com are selling at 6 figures; even 7 figures are no longer rare. For example, 6565.com was sold at 7 figures and 8668.com at 1.32m RMB.

4L .com are liked by both investors and end users. For example, 2121.com(directory) and 5611.com (gaming platform) are live sites.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

@eckhardt Chaomi already has the 5I (but no 5L yet), 7N, and 8N categories set up. As soon as they start adding data to these categories, I'll expand my list accordingly. Thanks for your suggestion. I appreciate it.

 

[korganian]

So does 5l stand for CHIPS with no vowels or v in them and 5L stand for 5 letters that include vowels or v?

 

[TRY]

A domain investor bought 7512.com and 2793.com few days ago, then followed by another pair (7923.com and 2197.com) for high 6 figures RMB.

Notice three of them contain the number 9, which is a lucky number and also easy to pronounce, remember, and enter in browser.

Currently, 4L .com are selling at 6 figures; even 7 figures are no longer rare. For example, 6565.com was sold at 7 figures and 8668.com at 1.32m RMB.

4L .com are liked by both investors and end users. For example, 2121.com(directory) and 5611.com (gaming platform) are live sites.

Source: news.ename.cn

You accidentally wrote 4L instead of 4N. "

 

[Kassey Lee]

@korganian,

L=Traditional, western way of looking at alphabets = 26 alphabets
I =Initials

 

[Kassey Lee]

You accidentally wrote 4L instead of 4N. "

I must be sleeping!!! Thanks for pointing out my serious mistake. I appreciate your help.

Here's the correct text:
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Currently, 4N .com are selling at 6 figures; even 7 figures are no longer rare. For example, 6565.com was sold at 7 figures and 8668.com at 1.32m RMB.

4N .com are liked by both investors and end users. For example, 2121.com(directory) and 5611.com (gaming platform) are live sites.
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