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.

 

[xinxiaoxian]

Baidu shows a company called ZYXY listed on a portal on drugs in China, but only contact info with no details about the company is included. See

ZY 中药 中医 专业 作业 中原 租用 XY 西药 西医 校园 学院 校友 信阳

 

[zollars Guo]

5声.COM 没了

 

[xinxiaoxian]

@godolphin My thought is not worth a penny... but let me share with you something I learned some years ago in real estate. It's called the ripple effect. When a housing boom starts, it usually starts from the city center where the most expensive houses are located. As the boom spreads, some investors can't afford the prices so they move outward, making the circle larger and larger.

9188888.net 7N At the end of 888 Very expensive

 

[xinxiaoxian]

5声.COM 没了

还有呢~城市开的没有了~

 

[zollars Guo]

还有呢~城市开的没有了~

快了

 

[xinxiaoxian]

快了

320W的盘子太大，不好掌控。我是不敢玩

 

[zollars Guo]

320W的盘子太大，不好掌控。我是不敢玩

我也就没几个，他们都是10W、10W的注册，还带续费两年。

 

[RozasMD]

Thanks for all the info you're sharing, @ChinaMobi. I asked for your opinion about a couple of domain names, GAOXN and QRBDJ, which apparently could have something to do with High performance and holidays in Japan. Is that correct? Does it make sense?

Thanks again and keep it going!

 

[Kassey Lee]

Can you use NLL to develop your corporate website? 广州七乐康药业连锁有限公司 (Qi Le Kang) did and you can find its Chinese language website at 7LK.com. It's a online drugstore which recently received B series funding.

You can easily see that the domain name does not match exactly the company name. It also owns 7KL.cn and 7LK.org, as well as qilekang.com.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@RozasMD I'm not an expert on domain names, and I have no idea what GAOXN and QRBDJ stand for in Japanese, so I used the most popular search engine in Japan, Yahoo.co.jp, to do a search. Unfortunately, nothing meaningful in Japanese came up.

When it comes to domain names in Japan, let me share with you an experience. A year ago when I was in Japan I did an informal study. I bought a copy of Asahi Shimbun(朝日新聞) and read all ads inside the newspaper to see how domain names were used. My conclusion? Many companies in Japan -- even those that are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange -- have no understanding of the value and importance of domain names. They used low quality name, abbreviation, and hyphen. For example, the giant in job recruitment space Recruit uses Recruit-rgf.com as its main site. Domain names were not prominently displayed in the ads. Instead, many placed prominently a search box with a keyword suggested to readers to enter in order to find them. Search engines must be laughing all the way to the bank! This is why you don't hear much about domain name purchase from Japan (well except Z.com). Selling domain names to Japan is a tough job. The Japanese corporations have yet to wake up.

The good news is, you have two 5L names and we know 5L.com these days are worth something.

 

[RozasMD]

@RozasMD I'm not an expert on domain names, and I have no idea what GAOXN and QRBDJ stand for in Japanese, so I used the most popular search engine in Japan, Yahoo.co.jp, to do a search. Unfortunately, nothing meaningful in Japanese came up.

When it comes to domain names in Japan, let me share with you an experience. A year ago when I was in Japan I did an informal study. I bought a copy of Asahi Shimbun(朝日新聞) and read all ads inside the newspaper to see how domain names were used. My conclusion? Many companies in Japan -- even those that are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange -- have no understanding of the value and importance of domain names. They used low quality name, abbreviation, and hyphen. For example, the giant in job recruitment space Recruit uses Recruit-rgf.com as its main site. Domain names were not prominently displayed in the ads. Instead, many placed prominently a search box with a keyword suggested to readers to enter in order to find them. Search engines must be laughing all the way to the bank! This is why you don't hear much about domain name purchase from Japan (well except Z.com). Selling domain names to Japan is a tough job. The Japanese corporations have yet to wake up.

The good news is, you have two 5L names and we know 5L.com these days are worth something.

Sorry, @ChinaMobi, I think I didn't explain myself properly. What I was trying to ask is GAOXN was supposed to have something to do with "High performance" and QRBDJ with "Holidays in Japan" (in Chinese, of course), and if this was correct.

Is it correct?

Mixing Chinese and Japanese would be just a little too much for my brain capacity for the moment.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Kachi]

@RozasMD I'm not an expert on domain names, and I have no idea what GAOXN and QRBDJ stand for in Japanese, so I used the most popular search engine in Japan, Yahoo.co.jp, to do a search. Unfortunately, nothing meaningful in Japanese came up.

When it comes to domain names in Japan, let me share with you an experience. A year ago when I was in Japan I did an informal study. I bought a copy of Asahi Shimbun(朝日新聞) and read all ads inside the newspaper to see how domain names were used. My conclusion? Many companies in Japan -- even those that are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange -- have no understanding of the value and importance of domain names. They used low quality name, abbreviation, and hyphen. For example, the giant in job recruitment space Recruit uses Recruit-rgf.com as its main site. Domain names were not prominently displayed in the ads. Instead, many placed prominently a search box with a keyword suggested to readers to enter in order to find them. Search engines must be laughing all the way to the bank! This is why you don't hear much about domain name purchase from Japan (well except Z.com). Selling domain names to Japan is a tough job. The Japanese corporations have yet to wake up.

The good news is, you have two 5L names and we know 5L.com these days are worth something.

What is the current average worth of 5L and where can one sell it for maximum gain? 感谢

 

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can someone direct me to a good translator

 

[Recons.Com]

You can still register plenty of 5L at hand reg, so there is no floor.

 

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there are, but rare repeating 5L are all taken

 

[RU]

Chinese loves LLL.biz too

 

[Kachi]

中 茶 出口商

 

[RU]

eighteighteighteighteighteighteighteight(.)com is gone .. You domainers are crazy.

 

[RU]

no comment

 

[Kassey Lee]

@RozasMD

Well, if you break GAOXN into two parts:
GAO->高 (high)
XN->性能 (performance)

Yes, you'll get "high performance"