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.

 

[wakguano]

@ChinaMobi , thank you Sir,

for the lesson

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.09


Numerics

3N	1,758,888 (=)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	49,800 (^)
4N	128,888 (=)	5,380 (v)	999 (^)	3,333 (=)
5N	4,700 (=)	178 (v)	60 (=)	378 (^)
6N	105 (v)	53 (=)	55 (=)	130 (=)

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Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	148,888 (=)	27,888 (=)	125,678 (=)
4N	368,000 (=)	14,888 (=)	3,000 (=)	12,888 (=)
5N	23,588 (v)	1,435 (v)	298 (v)	2,555 (=)
6N	1,086 (v)	100 (v)	58 (=)	758 (v)

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Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	999,999 (=)	28,888 (=)	18,888 (=)	17,658 (v)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	12,880 (^)	3,588 (=)
3C	6,666 (=)	258 (=)	51 (=)	200 (=)
4I	12,999 (v)	1,449 (v)	148 (v)	579 (=)
4L	2,099 (=)	98 (v)	65 (^)	200 (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]

Xiamen. This is a city in China you want to remember. It's small, with a population of only 3m.

But,

• it's a port city with a long history of international trade.
• It's called the "Domain Name Capital."
• It's where domain king Wen Sheng CAI made his fortune.
• It's where eName is located.
• It's where many Internet startups are located.
• More than 50% of domain names in China are registered in this city.
• The average number of domain names owned per person in this city is No. 1 in China.

Once again, remember Xiamen.

Source: money.163.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

Domain names using the "cn" prefix are popular. ("cn" refers to China.)

Domain investor Godzilla (nickname) recently spent low 6 figures RMB to acquire three domain names all starting with "cn" -- cndq.com, cnxq.com, and cnkp.com.

cndq:中国电器>Chinese electrical appliances
cndq:中国大全>Chinese encyclopedia

cnxq:中国象棋>Chinese chess
cndq:中国戏曲>Chinese opera

cnkp:中国科普>Chinese popular science

He also owns 6 similar names: cngj.com, cnzr.com, cnjt.com, cnwy.com, cnyq.com, cnfk.com.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

294.com was just sold for 7 figures RMB.

3Ns are very popular among end users. For example: 500.com(lottery), 597.com(recruitment), and 100.com(education) are all live sites.


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

191.com was sold for mid 7 figures RMB.

191:要就医>Medical treatment
191:易就医>Easy for medical treatment
191:要就业>To be employed
191:易就业>Easy to be employed
191:要就要>Take it

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Domain investor leizhu (nickname?) just sold DI.com, but the price is not known.

di:滴>Drops (as in drops of water etc)
di:帝>Emperor

It can also serve as an acronym for Discovery Inspire and Domain Investment.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Goncalo]

Hello @ChinaMobi.
This post of yours is really a great source of information in all things related to the chinese market - Thanks!

Could I just bother you in checking if this phrase makes any sense in mandarim?
EN: Five number .COM domain name with AABCC pattern
CN: 五个数.COM域名同AABCC格局

Thanks

 

[hugegrowth]

Meaning of 348 and 54?

Sorry if you've answered already.

 

[Eckhart]

54?

Five (五, pinyin: wǔ, jyutping: ng) is associated with "not" (Mandarin 無, pinyin wú, and Cantonese 唔 m). If used for the negative connotation it can become good by using it with a negative. Thus, 54 means "no death".

 

[evanstanlay]

xly is good,gzx is low worth.Because gzx=更自信 is adjective in chinese,don't fit for any project

 

[Kassey Lee]

@Goncalo, thanks for your kind words. I would do it this way:

CN:域名属于AABCC型五数字COM

 

[Kassey Lee]

Meaning of 348 and 54?

Sorry if you've answered already.

No problem. Here are some suggestions.

348
348:想死吧>Want to die
348:商事吧>Business affair bar

54
54:我是>I am
54:我死>I die

 

[Kassey Lee]

xly is good,gzx is low worth.Because gzx=更自信 is adjective in chinese,don't fit for any project

I like XLY too, as it can be used in many areas.

XLY
XLY:夏令营>Summer camp
XLY:新领域>New field

 

[Kassey Lee]

How to find meaning of Chinese words(revised)

1. Acronym. Example: DJDDP

1. Visit Google Translate.
2. In source box, enter acronym letters one by one and see Chinese word suggestion below box changes as you type.
3. Check result (大酒店点评>Hotel Reviews).

2. Characters. Example: 宝宝巴士(Google Translate)

1. Visit Google Translate.
2. Paste 宝宝巴士 into source box.
3. Check result (Baby Bus).

Example: 宝宝巴士(Yabla)

1. Visit Yabla
2. Paste 宝宝巴士 into search box.
3. Result gives:
   宝宝 | bǎo bǎo | darling; baby
   巴士 | bā shì | bus; motor coach

Note: They may not always work, so try to check result with a native Chinese speaker.

 

[Scott Boudreaux]

What is your perspective on these rxztr, txztr, txztl, txlwc .coms? Would love your perspective.

 

[korganian]

Google translate says xly means Syria

 

[Axc]

@ChinaMobi Thanks for the ongoing insights throughout this thread.Can i ask your thoughts on DNL8.com
Google translate is saying - 8 years- is this accurate?and any other meaning you know of.thanks

 

[Kassey Lee]

What is your perspective on these rxztr, txztr, txztl, txlwc .coms? Would love your perspective.

I don;t know. I couldn't find any good meaning from the names.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Google translate says xly means Syria

That's true. Google Translate gives:

XLY:叙利亚>Syria

That's why you cannot depend completely on machines to do all the work for you.