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.

 

[Kachi]

Domain investor Zheng Feng YANG bought two 2I .net for a total of 600k RMB.

YB.net
BP.net

YB:元宝>Ingots
YB:邮编>Zip code
YB:月饼>Moon cake
YB:医保>Medical insurance
YB:仪表>Appearance

BP:鞭炮>Firecracker
BP:宝品>Precious items
BP:补品>Tonic
BP:豹皮>Panther skin
BP:北漂>Drift to the north

He also owns sh.net, jr.net, xk.net, and pw.net.

Source: news.ename.cn

Keep it up

 

[equity78]

Domain investor Zheng Feng YANG bought two 2I .net for a total of 600k RMB.

YB.net
BP.net

YB:元宝>Ingots
YB:邮编>Zip code
YB:月饼>Moon cake
YB:医保>Medical insurance
YB:仪表>Appearance

BP:鞭炮>Firecracker
BP:宝品>Precious items
BP:补品>Tonic
BP:豹皮>Panther skin
BP:北漂>Drift to the north

He also owns sh.net, jr.net, xk.net, and pw.net.

Source: news.ename.cn

BP can also be fearless correct ?

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.14


Numerics

3N	1,758,888 (=)	58,888 (=)	11,888 (=)	47,000 (^)
4N	128,888 (=)	5,425 (=)	999 (=)	2,880 (=)
5N	4,636 (v)	180 (^)	50 (=)	288 (=)
6N	100 (^)	49 (v)	55 (=)	130 (=)

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

Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	148,888 (=)	27,888 (=)	125,699 (^)
4N	368,000 (=)	13,999 (=)	2,466 (^)	14,888 (^)
5N	23,888 (=)	1,500 (^)	258 (^)	2,368 (v)
6N	1,188 (^)	102 (^)	58 (=)	788 (=)

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

Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	999,999 (=)	29,888 (=)	10,888 (=)	16,888 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	10,888 (=)	3,566 (v)
3C	6,888 (=)	258 (^)	69 (^)	199 (^)
4I	14,850 (^)	1,999 (^)	136 (^)	569 (v)
4L	2,388 (=)	95 (^)	58 (=)	190 (v)

[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

 

[Federer]

Can I expect to sell my 0424.com in the $13K-$15K range, with some patience (maybe in a few months)?

 

[Kassey Lee]

Quick question, what do you think would be the best acronym for "Lúnliú" (turn)?

I guess you are referring to 轮流. Then there can only be one possible acronym: LL

LL:轮流>Take turns

https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=轮流

 

[Kassey Lee]

How to create acronym for Chinese characters

Example: 域名 (two Chinese characters)

1. Visit Yabla.
2. Paste Chinese characters (域名) into Search box.
3. Focus on the one with exact match (域名 | yù míng | domain name)
4. Take the first character of each ASCII word (Y, M).
5. Create acronym (YM).

So in this case, the acronym for 域名 is YM. You can see that the number of Chinese characters is equal to the number of letters in the acronym. Also, there is only one acronym possible for the Chinese characters. In other words, it's a one-to-one relationship.

 

[Kassey Lee]

BP can also be fearless correct ?

YES. And few more possible Chinese phrases:

BP:不怕>Not to be afraid
BP:宝牌>Precious brand
BP:不胖>Not fat
BP:百品>Hundred things

 

[Kassey Lee]

Can I expect to sell my 0424.com in the $13K-$15K range, with some patience (maybe in a few months)?

Sorry, I'm not a domain expert and I don't know what the future will be. There seems to be many experts on this forum, so you may want to ask them.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Further to what I reported in a Dec 8 post about 395.com sold for 2.5m RMB in an auction at the 10th Anniversary event, now we know that the domain name was bought back in May this year for 1m+ RMB.

The news gives me the impression that this domain name has soared in price over a very short period. It's an interesting time.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch Transaction Date: 2015.12.15


Numerics

3N	1,550,000 (v)	58,888 (=)	15,888 (^)	47,000 (=)
4N	151,000 (^)	5,388 (v)	999 (=)	3,888 (^)
5N	4,636 (=)	216 (^)	60 (^)	299 (^)
6N	109 (^)	49 (=)	55 (=)	130 (=)

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

Numerics w/o 04

3N	3,500,000 (=)	148,888 (=)	16,999 (v)	125,699 (=)
4N	368,000 (=)	13,999 (=)	2,450 (v)	14,888 (=)
5N	22,999 (v)	1,500 (=)	255 (v)	2,345 (v)
6N	1,208 (^)	104 (^)	58 (=)	645 (v)

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

Initials, Letters, and Characters

3I	999,999 (=)	27,388 (v)	10,888 (=)	16,888 (=)
3L	420,000 (^)	15,988 (=)	10,888 (=)	3,566 (=)
3C	6,666 (v)	258 (=)	69 (=)	199 (=)
4I	14,899 (^)	2,058 (^)	137 (^)	968 (^)
4L	2,350 (v)	98 (^)	55 (v)	218 (^)

[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

 

[Kassey Lee]

Is it GoDaddy or DogDaddy?

This news is about GoDaddy buying a domain portfolio from Michael Berkens. But, when you read it in Chinese, it's amusing.

The title is: 狗爹卖了60个三声母.com域名 (DogDaddy sold* 60 3L .com)

I don't feel DogDaddy is an elegant translation. It's more like a nickname in Chinese. A dog walking service? A pet shop?

It just shows how difficult it is when you try to invest in names to be used in another culture. A native speaker of that culture is always helpful.

*Typo. Should be 买(bought) not 卖(sold)


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

The top five new gTLD registrars (with registration numbers)

1. Chengdu West Dimension (1756k)
2. eName (588k)
3. Alpnames (519k)
4. Alibaba Cloud (441k)
5. Internet Domain Name System (361k)

When it comes to new gTLD domain registration in the world, Chengdu is No. 1 with registrations double that of No. 2 Godaddy. It is also No. 1 in the world in terms of .xyz, .top, .win, and .ren registrations

Source: www.chinaz.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

Chinese companies really love numbers.

Among the 11 speakers at the upcoming first Chinese domain festival, three own a company using a number as their business name. Here are the business names and their corresponding domain names.

258集团:285.com
1788.com:1788.com
190数交所:190.com

Let's pause and think about it. These speakers are the smartest guys in the Chinese Internet industry. If 27% of them have no problem using a number as their business name, then what can we tell about the future of number being adopted as business name in China?

Source: www.cnsoftnews.com

 

[Landov]

ChinaMobi, AO can be used as abbreviation for Aomen (Macau) province? Or MC is the correct form?
I have aokj.top (kj = tech)

Also, HA can be used for Hainan, or only HI is the correct form?
I have hakj.top and halc.top (lc = finance)

Many thanks.

 

[DaveX]

@ChinaMobi Thanks for the daily stats ChinaMobi. I have a ticker on my site and I use your stats. Of course, there is a link to your thread and a "Courtesy of ChinaMobi.
You can see at prycr.com...Thanks again.

 

[Kassey Lee]

ChinaMobi, AO can be used as abbreviation for Aomen (Macau) province? Or MC is the correct form?
I have aokj.top (kj = tech)

Also, HA can be used for Hainan, or only HI is the correct form?
I have hakj.top and halc.top (lc = finance)

Many thanks.

When it comes to abbreviation, Hong Kong and Macau may be different from the rest of China. Because of historical reason (being outside China as colonies), many names in these two places are still pronounced using Cantonese instead of the mainstream Mandarin. So I'm not sure if Aomen can be popular. The traditional abbreviations for Hong Kong and Macau are HK and MO respectively.

For Hainan (海南), see How to create acronym for Chinese characters and get HN as abbreviation.

Hope this helps.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@ChinaMobi Thanks for the daily stats ChinaMobi. I have a ticker on my site and I use your stats. Of course, there is a link to your thread and a "Courtesy of ChinaMobi.
You can see at prycr.com...Thanks again.

That's a very creative way of using the data. I improved on the source data, and you've made it look like part of a stock trading system! Thanks for linking to my thread. I appreciate it. If there's anything I can do to help you make better use of the data, please let me know. BTW, I like WeBuyChips.com. How trendy!

 

[noonoo1]

The traditional abbreviations for Hong Kong and Macau are HK and MO respectively.

Hi,

So HKCN.biz would be used as Hong Kong China maybe ?

 

[DaveX]

That's a very creative way of using the data. I improved on the source data, and you've made it look like part of a stock trading system! Thanks for linking to my thread. I appreciate it. If there's anything I can do to help you make better use of the data, please let me know. BTW, I like WeBuyChips.com. How trendy!

Thanks for your hard work sharing the market data and helping us decypher a little Chinese! If there is anything I can do to assist you, please let me know. You're helping all of us so much!

 

[gareth1614]

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