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]

>What do you think about the value of 5L
In the long run, 5L must make sense to investors in China for them to have real values. My2C.

 

[DGMDomains]

Any meaning or combinations for YG?
Thanks for this thread, some interesting and useful info.

 

[Kachi]

GNGZH isn't altogether terrible, it just doesn't resolve well into a complete pinyin acronym regardless of how it is parsed (i.e. GN GZH, GNG ZH, GNGZ H ...).

The biggest problem is the 'h'. It kills the best combination, GNGZ. GNGZ is a nice 4L.

I'm happy to have a look at one or two more for you, or anyone for that matter, but no more than that as it does consume a little time to investigate properly.

I'd consider examining a larger list of 4L/5L for a small fee per word, but that's a separate matter.

Yes you are right. It doesn't represent the pinyin configuration of GuangZhou. I was looking at if you take away the vowels in a word and leave only the premium letters, will it still be seen as an acronym for that word?

For example, if you search GNGZH in Google, you will see GuangZhou as the result

 

[Kassey Lee]

>YG

Many combinations possible. Just two here.
勇狗 (courageous dog)
英国 (United Kingdom)

 

[Andy Dexter]

Yes you are right. It doesn't represent the pinyin configuration of GuangZhou. I was looking at if you take away the vowels in a word and leave only the premium letters, will it still be seen as an acronym for that word?

For example, if you search GNGZH in Google, you will see GuangZhou as the result

Dude, I'm curious about who will type GNGZH in Google unless misspell the word.
These letter combination has no meaning.

 

[zollars Guo]

好帖子

 

[fuzzy]

Yes you are right. It doesn't represent the pinyin configuration of GuangZhou. I was looking at if you take away the vowels in a word and leave only the premium letters, will it still be seen as an acronym for that word?

For example, if you search GNGZH in Google, you will see GuangZhou as the result

Kachi, I can see your logic in removing the vowels to (hopefully) arrive at a useful 5L character string that may have some pinyin relevance.

In fact, you have increased your chances of landing a good combo that may be a relevant to the Chinese market - but its only a marginal improvement.

Google tries to be as helpful as it can - the fact that it returned a somewhat plausible result for GNGZH is a function of the strength of its algorithms, not the strength of 'GNGZH' as a useful term.

 

[fuzzy]

Don't sweat the small stuff though.
Take a bit longer to absorb what Andy has indicated BJFDC and FCZJ could be used for.
They are AAA terms!

 

[Kachi]

Kachi, I can see your logic in removing the vowels to (hopefully) arrive at a useful 5L character string that may have some pinyin relevance.

In fact, you have increased your chances of landing a good combo that may be a relevant to the Chinese market - but its only a marginal improvement.

Google tries to be as helpful as it can - the fact that it returned a possible result for GNGZH is a function of the strength of its algorithms, not the strength of 'GNGZH' as a useful term.

The curious thing is that all the cities have been taken by the Chinese with this same logic

So I wonder, if this type of configuration makes no sense at the pinyin level, why are they all registered, some many years ago, and some expiring in 5 years time?

 

[Kachi]

Don't sweat the small stuff though.
Take a bit longer to absorb what Andy has indicated BJFDC and FCZJ could be used for.
They are AAA terms!

Right bro! So what's your opinion on 5L with or without the name of a city?

 

[fuzzy]

The curious thing is that all the cities have been taken by the Chinese with this same logic

So I wonder, if this type of configuration makes no sense at the pinyin level, why are they all registered, some many years ago, and some expiring in 5 years time?

I have no idea Kachi. I do know that the best abbreviation for Beijing is not BJNG however. And that BJNG is a great pinyin acronym anyway.

 

[gareth1614]

My recent purchase of xxxzxxx has "true smile" in the middle of it then.

Whaddyaknow.

 

[vickyhunter]

Hi guys,

I know this has already been discussed. For those who were not aware. You can check the meanings of your short domains here -

https://translate.google.com/#zh-CN/en/

Google to the rescue !

- V

 

[Aamsra]

Great information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

 

[main]

X=low worth, don't like X

I thought X was good. What's wrong with X?

 

[Kassey Lee]

.club auction started on Oct 29 and here are some interesting names with their promoted Chinese meanings.

C 车(car), 吃(eat), or 财(fortune）
HJ 红酒 (red wine)
YM 域名 (domain name)
JD 酒店(hotel)
PJ 啤酒(bear), 配件(parts), or 评价(evaluation)

The auction is scheduled to end Nov 5.

 

[catchmesleeping]

Do Chinese investors like geo combinations, like we do in the West? For instance - ChicagoPlumber.com - where the Chinese combination would be something like Bei Jing plumber (Google Translate tells me Plumber == ShuǐGuǎn).

So, of possible combinations, which would be better to a Chinese:
BJSG.com
SGBJ.com
BJShuiGuan.com
ShuiGuanBJ.com
BeiJingShuiGuan.com
ShuiGuanBeiJing.com

thanks - just curious :D

 

[Edward Smeu]

Thanks for the help guys, useful thread.

Seen some sales of terms like 'msc' or 'xpj' , 'mgm' ,'tyc' etc followed by numbers(up to 4) so for ex msc1234()com, what are your views on these?

 

[Kassey Lee]

Some of the .club being auctioned in China now are:

GW.CLUB,standing for
购物 (shopping)
顾问 (consultant)
国外 (overseas)

LY.CLUB
旅游 (tour)
露营 (camping)

 

[Kassey Lee]

@gareth1614 Hope you'll smile when you sell it.