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]

LMD.com was sold for 680k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160410_103944_1.html

Translations:
LMD:拉面店>Ramen shop
LMD:利民贷>Lending for the benefit of people
LMD:联盟贷>Alliance lending
LMD:浪漫店>A romantic shop

 

[China auto]

Kassey, would you please confirm the meaning of caipiao youxi, Thanks

 

[Kassey Lee]

Kassey, would you please confirm the meaning of caipiao youxi, Thanks

As I've said in my blog post How To Evaluate Chinese Pinyin Domain Names, if you invest in Pinyin name, it is very important to know the Chinese characters as well. However, you can try Yabla.

https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=caipiao
Cai Piao: 彩票>Lottery

https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=youxi
You Xi:: 游戏 >Game

 

[London555]

Kassey-jianjiache.com discount car? Thank you!

 

[London555]

8SPX.com Kassey-we just now picked up this dropped name. "8" obviously we all know but "SPX" is the worldwide symbol for the S@P 500. Perhaps I'm wrong but this is a great name for a Chinese investment company in the future. What's interesting is that 1spx.com and others are owned by Chinese. Comments? Thank you!

 

[Kassey Lee]

Some news...

78988.com sold for 250k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_19700822_103945_1.html

Top 3 registrars in China with largest number of domain names under management: Aliyun (6m), eName(4m), and West (3m).
http://mt.sohu.com/20160411/n443831251.shtml

 

[China auto]

(78988) Difficult to understand as it is to long to be cognitive brandable. Bodes well for Chinese centric brands [八88] though. Thanks for the info.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Kassey-jianjiache.com discount car? Thank you!

jian jia che: 减价車. Literal translation is "discount car" but Baidu shows that this term is not commonly used.

http://www.baidu.com/s?ie=utf-8&f=8&rsv_bp=1&rsv_idx=1&tn=baidu&wd=减价車

Investing in Pinyin names requires a good understanding of the Chinese language.

jianjiache.com is still available though.

 

[London555]

jian jia che: 减价車. Literal translation is "discount car" but Baidu shows that this term is not commonly used.

http://www.baidu.com/s?ie=utf-8&f=8&rsv_bp=1&rsv_idx=1&tn=baidu&wd=减价車

Investing in Pinyin names requires a good understanding of the Chinese language.

jianjiache.com is still available though.

I think we'll stick with our zudeche.com Thank you for your input!

 

[Kassey Lee]

Some news...

Victoria’s Secret sues Chinese owner of victoriassecret.com.cn and victoriassecret.cn at Chinese court.
http://www.ccn.com.cn/329/569200.html

78988.com sold for 250k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_19700822_103945_1.html

95958.com sold for 6 figures CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160411_103947_1.html

2215.com sold for 250k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160411_103946_1.html

xai.com sold for 250k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160411_103948_1.html
gp.cn sold for 1.12m and bq.cn 864k CNYhttp://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160412_103962_1.html

116.net sold for 216k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160412_103964_1.html

NHJ.com sold for 315k CNY
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160412_103966_1.html

 

[Kassey Lee]

Some news...

JMZ.com sold for mid 6 figures CNY.
JMZ: 金拇指>Gold finger
http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_20160413_103993_1.html

PNS.news sold for 5,000 CNY to end users in 普宁市(Pu Níng Shì). Shi means city. So this name makes sense. News about Nu Ning city.
http://money.e23.cn/content/2016-04-13/2016041300056.html

 

[Kassey Lee]

ZZ.com has been reported to be sold to a Chinese buyer. Price unknown. ZZ is a very versatile name which can be used in many fields.

ZZ has many translations. For example:
ZZ:种子>Seed>
ZZ:珍珠>Pearl
ZZ:珠子>Bead
ZZ:杂志>Magazine
ZZ:招租>For rent
ZZ:自助>Self service
ZZ:转账>Money transfer
ZZ:桌子>Table

ZZ can also represent geo names.
ZZ:郑州>Zheng Zhou city
ZZ:漳州>Zhang Zhou city
ZZ:株洲>Zhu Zhou city
ZZ:周庄>Zhou Zhuang suburb

Source: http://news.ename.cn/yumingjiaoyi_19700822_103998_1.html

 

[China auto]

ZZ.com has been reported to be sold to a Chinese buyer. Price unknown. ZZ is a very versatile name which can be used in many fields.

ZZ has many translations. For example:
ZZ:种子>Seed>
ZZ:珍珠>Pearl
ZZ:珠子>Bead
ZZ:杂志>Magazine
ZZ:招租>For rent
ZZ:自助>Self service
ZZ:转账>Money transfer
ZZ:桌子>Table

ZZ can also represent geo names.
ZZ:郑州>Zheng Zhou city
ZZ:漳州>Zhang Zhou city
ZZ:株洲>Zhu Zhou city
ZZ:周庄>Zhou Zhuang suburb

That really is a Great potential brand name, good on the buyer.

 

[Kassey Lee]

News...

583.cn sold for 6 figures CNY. 58 translates to 我发 (I'm making a fortune) and 3 to 生 (alive) >>

Domain collector Xi CHEN spent 6 figures CNY to acquire 2-pin Pinyong (聘用=Recruit) on com, >>

Investor sold DFP.com (东风牌=Easterly wind[mahjong tile]) for high 6 figures CNY, and said >>

83.net sold in auction for 960k CNY. 83 can translate to 拜山(Sweep the graves of ancestors), a >>

 

[China auto]

News...

That 8 is always in the top mix somewhere. Noted the Ant financial Alipay, 支付宝 tel number +8657126888888

 

[Kassey Lee]

News...

HDD.com sold for 495k CNY. HDD can translate to 好低调(Quite low profile) and 豪大大(Grand and great). >>

Total .cn registrations is 18.5 millions as of end of March, 2016. Share of .cn (one dot only) is >>

583.cn sold for 6 figures CNY. Prices for 3L not containing 0 and 4 are 6 figures, such as 236.cn >>

Some .cc registrars are aggressively promoting this extension. For example, 美橙互联(cndns.com) now >>

 

[London555]

Kassey-would a name like HDD.com sell ( I know not as valuable) if it were 1HDD.com? ( I see that 1HDD.com is owned in China) Thank you!

 

[Kassey Lee]

Kassey-would a name like HDD.com sell ( I know not as valuable) if it were 1HDD.com? ( I see that 1HDD.com is owned in China) Thank you!

Not sure about 1HDD.com, but my several 8LLL .com domain names have much higher traffic than other CCCC .com I have, as reported by Google Analytics.

 

[London555]

Not sure about 1HDD.com, but my several 8LLL .com domain names have much higher traffic than other CCCC .com I have, as reported by Google Analytics.

That's interesting Kassey thank you because we have 8SPX.com and "SPX" is the symbol known worldwide for the S@P 500.

 

[London555]

Kassey-has the .in extension taken hold in China at all or do you have an opinion on it? We only have one i80.in Thank you!