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]

BS888 does it have any meaning

BS:宝石>Gem

So 宝石888 fits.

Any meaning for XSMXS?

For 5L or more, personally I don't try to find meanings. They are not frequently used by Chinese companies because the Pinyin equivalent will be too long. But, to satisfy your curiosity, here are two:

XSMXS:像算命先生>Like a fortune teller (provided by Google Translate)
XSMXS:先生卖小说>Man selling novels

Kassey-we own this package of 5L.com Do you like any for the Chinese market? Thank you in advance!
Toyiz.com Driil.com Eozii.com Fogiy.com iirio.com imuui.com iolii.com Phlil.com Riily.com Tuiiy.com

Xolii.com Xooii.com Ziiil.com Yexli.com ( if you don't we wont be insulted lol)

All my 5Ls have no Chinese meanings. They were all acquired for the west. Reason explained above. Maybe the following one has potential, for branding.

Toyiz:Toy爱子>Toy, love child

No need to translate "Toy" as Chinese know this common term.

Need an advice for names below from "chinese perspective", appreciate your feedback or feedback of people who have clue about meanings of names below

LZF
HFZ

LZF:龙珠坊>Dragon ball square (as in "public square")

 

[AlokDomain]

BS:宝石>Gem

So 宝石888 fits.

Wow, again a post full of knowledge, BS= Gems, good one

For 5L or more, personally I don't try to find meanings. They are not frequently used by Chinese companies because the Pinyin equivalent will be too long. But, to satisfy your curiosity, here are two:

XSMXS:像算命先生>Like a fortune teller (provided by Google Translate)
XSMXS:先生卖小说>Man selling novels


All my 5Ls have no Chinese meanings. They were all acquired for the west. Reason explained above. Maybe the following one has potential, for branding.

Toyiz:Toy爱子>Toy, love child

No need to translate "Toy" as Chinese know this common term.



LZF:龙珠坊>Dragon ball square (as in "public square")

 

[168]

Actually I have the domain: 3xi1.com, maybe it means 3 learn from 1, just as Confucius said: When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. Maybe someone would be interested.

Or how about three times infinity=one ? /

 

[London555]

BS:宝石>Gem

So 宝石888 fits.


For 5L or more, personally I don't try to find meanings. They are not frequently used by Chinese companies because the Pinyin equivalent will be too long. But, to satisfy your curiosity, here are two:

XSMXS:像算命先生>Like a fortune teller (provided by Google Translate)
XSMXS:先生卖小说>Man selling novels


All my 5Ls have no Chinese meanings. They were all acquired for the west. Reason explained above. Maybe the following one has potential, for branding.

Toyiz:Toy爱子>Toy, love child

No need to translate "Toy" as Chinese know this common term.



LZF:龙珠坊>Dragon ball square (as in "public square")

Thank you!

 

[168]

Future trend in China: domain name becoming part of a brand

At eName's 10th Anniversary event, one key discussion was "Domain Name + Trademark", in other words domain name becoming part of a brand (trademark).

Domain king Wen Sheng CAI commented on eName expanding into IP trading services and said eName could become the No. 1 IP trading platform in China. He encouraged investors to put more thought into seeing domain name as part of a brand, the value of which would be infinite.

Investor Can Ming TANG also felt domain name+TM would become corporate brand in the future.

The number of TM registered in 2014 is 2.28m, and is poised to exceed 3m this year. To bank on this trend, eName has launched a TM marketplace on 393.com, allowing owners and buyers of TM to trade easily.

American law doesn't allow TM's to be sold independent of company. Is this what your referring to ? Other countries do allow TM's to be sold independent of company. There is speculation Google has done this.

 

[168]

Interesting naming convention

Afanti (阿凡题) develops educational apps for students. The company has just received US$ 60m Series B funding. So, it's a serious startup.

What do you think is the domain name they use? Afanti100.com

The Pinyin part is the name of the company, and 100 implies 100% score. Well, it does make sense for an educational app developer. Agree?

The company also owns afanti100.cn and aft100.cn. Unfortunately, Afanti in .com, .cn, and .com.cn extensions all belong to somebody else.

I like aft100 could you explain A fan ti ? or af an ti ?

 

[168]

Stats about Internet in China
As of July, 2015

Internet population: 668m (No. 1 globally)
Websites: 4m
Domain names: 22m (.cn 12m)
Fixed line broadband subscribers: 200m (No 1 globally)
4G mobile broadband subscribers: 250m (No 1 globally)
Internet companies listed: 328 (61 in US, 26% of China's total stock market value)
Companies in Internet Global Top Ten: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com
Value of Internet economy: 7% of GDP and rising

So, you can see there's still tremendous growth potential of domain names in China

Thanks for the stats ! I took a look at Americas. Most interesting is

Websites : USA 510m (live) vs China 7m (live) Much room to grow !

43% of the top 1 million are USA based.
11% for each of the remaining top regions.

GDP% - Internet based Top 6 countries Can India catch up ? # of Websites (Million)
China 7 8-9% in 24 months ? 7
India 5.6 7% ? 700(thousand)
USA 5.5 7% ? 81
EU 3.8 Average over all 5% ? 18
Australia 3.7 4% ? 2
Canada 3.6 4% ? 4

 

[168]

Finding gems even in long numbers

What I have realized is that: you can still find gems even in long numbers. The trick is to turn a long number into a meaningful Chinese phrase. For example, I just came across domain name 1314527.com now being sold with BIN of 5,000 RMB.

1314527:一生一世我爱吃>I love to eat forever

We be thinkin the same. I just picked up 1230521.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

@168, You need to separate your comment from the quoted source. No wonder I could not see your comment. You comments are hidden in the quoted texts. Please check.

 

[Eric Lyon]

@168 - Make sure you type your message after or below the [raw][/QUOTE][/raw] text. Do not type your message before it, otherwise your message will become part of the quote.

I hope that helps.

@168, You need to separate your comment from the quoted source. No wonder I could not see your comment. You comments are hidden in the quoted texts. Please check.

Fixed.

 

[guillzini]

Hi Kassey!

I've got 8FFH.com. Is this any good? I know from your blogpost that 8F is good, but any thoughts on the entire name?

Thanks!

 

[Kassey Lee]

I've got 8FFH.com. Is this any good? I know from your blogpost that 8F is good, but any thoughts on the entire name?

Could not find many combinations for FFH. Here's one. It's not outstanding but should be OK.

FFH:夫妇欢>Joy of husband and wife

 

[Edward Smeu]

@Kassey Lee views on GJYR ? Appreciate it, thanks!

 

[Kassey Lee]

@Kassey Lee views on GJYR ? Appreciate it, thanks!

Baidu suggests
GJYR:硅胶义乳>Silicone Breast

Google Translate
GJYR:感觉有人>Feel someone is here

 

[China auto]

Hi Kassey,
I noted that the dormant domain 八8 (dot) cn is reg to 阿里巴巴通信技术（北京）有限公司（原万网）Alibaba Communication Technology. My question is about cultural significants. 八 is accessible on my iPhone language options and is accessible (I am told) on Chinese mobiles, 八 = 8 Does this mean that 八8 has the same lucky cultural significants as 88 ? The Alibaba registration is very recent and I wonder if the home market investors have been asleep the wheel as everyone focused on the short numerals.

Like to read your views.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Does this mean that 八8 has the same lucky cultural significants as 88 ?

8 is a number and 八 is a Chinese character. Both mean "eight".

 

[Landov]

Hello, Kassey

Can you tell the abbreviations for the following cities:

Qiqihaer
Shenyang
Nanjing
Chengdu
Changchun
Wuhan
Xi'an

I couldn't find them on Google.

Thank you.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Hello, Kassey
Can you tell the abbreviations for the following cities:
I couldn't find them on Google.
Thank you.

Qiqihaer: QQHE
Shenyang:SY
Nanjing:NJ
Chengdu:CD
Changchun:CC
Wuhan:WH
Xi'an:XA

You just gave me an idea to write a blog post on how to find abbreviations for Chinese city names. Can I use them as examples? Thanks

 

[China auto]

8 is a number and 八 is a Chinese character. Both mean "eight".

Thanks Kassey but you have not answered the question "Does this mean that 八8 has the same lucky cultural significants as 88" That is the cultural thing I do as yet do not understand as if the reply is yes then as there are very limited 88 or 888 it would mean that 8八8 or 八8 would be valuable cognitive brand registrations. I do not have the com's or ch but do have some others and would like to know your take on this as a native speaking domain pro.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Thanks Kassey but you have not answered the question "Does this mean that 八8 has the same lucky cultural significants as 88" That is the cultural thing I do as yet do not understand as if the reply is yes then as there are very limited 88 or 888 it would mean that 8八8 or 八8 would be valuable cognitive brand registrations. I do not have the com's or ch but do have some others and would like to know your take on this as a native speaking domain pro.

I don't remember I have ever come across many combinations of Chinese character + number. To me it's quite unusual. I just did a Baidu search on "八8" and found a few entries but nothing significant. I don't know. Maybe other Chinese Npers can help.