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.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

what so special with the name shhf.net on Godaddy $840 with 12min to go ???

It reads as "Living Expenses"

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

I'd like to help Kassey out here and just let everyone here that needs a translation of Acronyms to chinese meaning. here's a mini tutorial.

1. Open up Google translator. Make sure you set it to translate from Chinese to Chinese. don't ask just do it. it will be clear to you in a minute. Ok next/
2. Take your acronym minus the .com or .net or whatever.and stick it to left box.
3. Then hit enter. It should show you the Chinese characters that your set of letters translate to with the words in Pinyin right below.
4. if you really need the english translation. just copy the Chinese characters and then paste it to the Left box to erase everything in the left box. that was in there.
5. Next change the settings. This time set it to translate from Chinese to English. It should tell you what the Chinese characters mean in English.
Thee End. Hope that helps! Someone buy me a beer or like this post. Thanks.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Although Kassey? When I did try the same technique using google translator for that Acronym KG I asked you about? google said KG translates to 公斤 which means Gōngjīn which in english is KG for Kilogram. how did you get your translation for KG? just pure knowledge?

 

[wwwweb]

Hi,

I have this domain 6686881.com it gets over 1000 plus people coming to it everyday from China, do you know why?

Thanks, for your assistance.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Hi Kassey, Ref "Chinese consumers remember major brands not in Pinyin but Chinese characters" That is most interesting. Would you please expand a little, from the mass native speaking public mindset.

First and foremost we remember company names by their Chinese characters, e.g. 百度. When needed, it is converted to the Pinyin equivalent i.e. Baidu. So Baidu requires one extra step to perform. That's why I think IDN.IDN may have a bright future, but this is purely my speculation with no solid evidence yet. I have no idea which Chinese IDN extension will win.

Does that mean XijinXu means "Evening Gold"?

I don't understand why that translation was suggested. I don't own any Pinyin domain names and I have no interest so you may want to ask somebody else. Sorry.

I also have 八八八 and 九九九 combo's in .com and .在线 and .中文网 and .中国. plus in all those extensions I have also Chinese IDN's to the left of the dot. are these worth anything now and into the future? I kinda over bought on .中国 but I'm realizing it was a mistake (Or is it?) after reading this article.

http://www.domainsherpa.com/simon-cousins-tldregistry-interview/


Plus checking on 4.cn there's a ton of .中国 for sale with no one bidding at all. so is .中国 domains garbage to the chinese? I bought some thinking it was created by the same people who created .cn. And as I have been informed. Most Chinese users access the internet via mobile and it's a total hassle for them to keep switching from the Chinese character keyboards to the english keyboard just to type in .com. so keeping the entire domain IDN.IDN is the "smart money" from what I'm reading and asking Chinese people. It's wierd though asking Chinese people in the "real world" you get conflicting replies that indicates that buying IDN.IDN is a wrong buy. You ask someone Chinese and they will tell you that they believe that most chinese use .com. never IDN.IDN. This why this whole thing is so confusing.

I think all domainers will want to hear your opinion on this. So please can you advise? I know I have mentioned alot on here. I don't expect you to comment on all of it. But I hope you can.thanks!

Unfortunately I must disappoint you because of the reason mentioned above.

Any of those that KG could stand for?

Not in my (limited) database.

ummm Kassey? I tried 八八八 on Baidu and it pulls up 48,000,000 search results hits. What's that all about? lol so...does that mean that 八八八 is mentioned 48,000,000 times on 48 million chinese websites that Baidu spiders for that "keyword" set? when it comes to DATA like this mean the same thing as an english keyword with 48 million search results on Google? or is it different on Baidu?

See if you can go beyond 20 pages. I don't know how Baidu works internally so can't help.

It reads as "Living Expenses"

Google Translate gives:
SHHF:生活費>Living Expenses (incorrect. In this case, GT is not helpful)

SHH:生活費>Living Expenses (correct)

Two examples you may want to consider (not very good, but maybe OK translation)
SHHF:商行合肥>Trading company in He Fei city
SHHF:商汇合肥>Businesses converging at He Fei city

I'd like to help Kassey out here and just let everyone here that needs a translation of Acronyms to chinese meaning. here's a mini tutorial.

That's very helpful. Thank you. I encourage other folks to join and share your knowledge. This thread does not belong to me only, but everyone on this forum. So feel free to share.

Although Kassey? When I did try the same technique using google translator for that Acronym KG I asked you about? google said KG translates to 公斤 which means Gōngjīn which in english is KG for Kilogram. how did you get your translation for KG? just pure knowledge?

From the database I've been building over the past months. Look for my future blog post where I share how I build up my Chinese domain knowledge and my own database.

I have this domain 6686881.com it gets over 1000 plus people coming to it everyday from China, do you know why?

I don't know, but It contains good letters such as 6 and 8. For 6N and longer number, I don't bother to try to find any meanings. They are mostly for speculation among investors not end users.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

6686881.com 1000 plus people coming from china? could they all be trying to register that domain? and find out it's taken so they check it via typing it in the address bar? so you are getting 30,000 plus people a month you are saying with that number? hmmmm how do you find out those numbers? I'd like to check out my 7N.com's now

8881236.com
8881237.com
8881235.com
8881239.com

 

[Templr]

Are the Chinese at all interested in .pro? If not, why not?

I see they're buying .top / .win / .one and other 3 letter ntlds.

Are they even aware there's no nexus requirement for registering .pro?

Here's one from (Oct 2015) 4.cn 888888.pro $1.90 [ ¥12 RMB ]

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Here's one from (Oct 2015) 4.cn 888888.pro $1.90 [ ¥12 RMB ]

WOW! are you kidding me? lol that's crazy. I wonder how much 8.pro sold for?

 

[wwwweb]

6686881.com 1000 plus people coming from china? could they all be trying to register that domain? and find out it's taken so they check it via typing it in the address bar? so you are getting 30,000 plus people a month you are saying with that number? hmmmm how do you find out those numbers? I'd like to check out my 7N.com's now

8881236.com
8881237.com
8881235.com
8881239.com

Domain is parked, that is the traffic data, I got 43 inquiries also on it, but I can't communicate to well with the inquiriers, so no real conversation pans out. I thought the domain would have some meaning usually 6 and 8 together have something to do with wealth.

Yesterday there was 1510 visitors, I have no clue will just hold, as 6,7N are heating up this past week, more spam than ever.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Domain is parked, that is the traffic data, I got 43 inquiries also on it, but I can't communicate to well with the inquiriers, so no real conversation pans out. I thought the domain would have some meaning usually 6 and 8 together have something to do with wealth

do yourself a favor. Go on Fiver. look for a cheap translator to take over. no need for commission just pay $5-$10 per gig. just make sure you are sure that whoever is contacting you is for real. because it might end up costing you money hiring Fiverr.com people with no resulting sales.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Domain is parked, that is the traffic data, I got 43 inquiries also on it, but I can't communicate to well with the inquiriers, so no real conversation pans out. I thought the domain would have some meaning usually 6 and 8 together have something to do with wealth.

Yesterday there was 1510 visitors, I have no clue will just hold, as 6,7N are heating up this past week, more spam than ever.

where do you park? I'm interested. with traffic like that. how much income are you generating?

 

[Templr]

WOW! are you kidding me? lol that's crazy. I wonder how much 8.pro sold for?

I know. 8.pro is currently unresolved, but is owned by a domain holdings company called eurodns.

 

[China auto]

Thanks for reply Kassey, but you did not reply to the main part of the question;
"Are you saying that the character "八" is not cognitively seen as "eight" ? I ask this as it is important in the generic sense of 八8 cognitively conveying the "brand" significant of 88. If children know that "八" = eight then it has great brand potential if not ? then it is not worth pursuing : ) No ambiguity yes they do or no"
I agree/understand Baidu search returns / pinyin conversion. but most people will use a mobile & we know the shorter the more cognitive the better, It does not matter which brand use wins and I do not mind how many search pages show up. Only thing that counts IMO is on a mobile search within China will 八8 be understood as eight 8 by the Chinese nation ?

 

[mwzd]

1/2/3 character .pro are still registry reserved afaik.

A single 6n.pro sale doesn't really tell us anything, even if they're all 8s.

Thought there'd be a lot of Chinese investors here who could answer the questions.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Thanks for reply Kassey, but you did not reply to the main part of the question;

I'm sorry I've already said earlier (Jan 12) this is beyond my ability to answer your question. These days in China anything is possible so I don't have a fixed rule. You may succeed in your unique way of investing and I wish you all the best.

 

[Giode]

I'm sorry I've already said earlier (Jan 12) this is beyond my ability to answer your question. These days in China anything is possible so I don't have a fixed rule. You may succeed in your unique way of investing and I wish you all the best.

No need to apologize. You've already shared some great information and insights into the Chinese market.

 

[China auto]

Kassey:Thanks for putting your head above the parapet at all : ) From my end asking Native speakers in the UK is the obvious way but tried that & one will say yes 八 = eight others will say no it is two individual inverted strokes. I found the same same thing in India when checking out Hindi centric terms state 2 state (not as complicated as China) The mobile generation have fixed have the rules, I just tossed a coin & cannot see how it landed yet.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Tips from News January 31

Well known domain investor Yue DAI predicts that 2016 will continue to see the market explode with bulk trading becoming very significant.

ML.cn was sold in auction for 1.16m CNY. ML may refer to 魅力(Charm), 曼联(Manchester United Football Club), and 米兰(Milan, Italy). The market prices for 2L .cn is around 1m CNY, as indicated by recent sales of JG.cn (1.05m), GP.cn(1.06m), and YM.cn(1.56m).

3L .com selling for 350k to 500k CNY in China. ZJD.com was sold for 480k. It may mean 住酒店(Stay at hotel), 炸鸡店(Fried chicken shop), and 浙江贷(Zhe Jiang province lending). Similar recent sales are XKT.com (395k), WNP.com (370k), and LTF.com (370k)

 

[Kassey Lee]

Tips from News February 1

I don't understand why there are still successful Internet startups using domain names not matching exactly their brand names. For example, today's news story talks about a leading company in the pet industry which just received more than $100m funding. Its brand name is 波奇网 (BoQiWang) but the domain name they use is BoQii.com. Here are two issues: one being the absence of "wang" and the other being the extra "i" in the domain name. I think they should consider acquiring BoQi.com (parked) or BoQiWang.com (apparently owned by a Chinese investor).

The first Chinese IDN geo .广东 (GuangDong) just entered its sunrise period. According to Wikipedia, GuangDong is the largest province in China with a population of 106 millions. It also leads in GDP per province as well. So it'll be interesting to see if this geo extension can succeed.

互动百科(Hudong Baike meaning interactive encyclopedia) shows that companies should really spend time in determining their brand name as well as domain name. Hudong Baike started out as encyclopedia + news + social networking service in China. Since 2015 when it was founded, the company has changed its domain name 3 times: HooDong.com to HuDong.com and finally to Baike.com. I think the problem is that the company name has 4 Pinyin words. In the beginning they used HooDong or HuDong to correspond to the first two words, but somehow decided to emphasize the last two words lately, hence Baike. The company still has a problem - it's brand name does not exactly match its domain name.

 

[gareth1614]

Hi @KasseyLee any thoughts on possible meanings for 588HZ?

I have .com and notice that .net, .org, .biz .us and .cc are all registered and a couple of those are partially developed Chinese sites (registrants on Whois also appear to be Chinese, even strangely .us, which I didn't think was possible.)

It is possible (from Google) that 588 hertz is a mystical frequency in Buddhism for peace but I don't know for sure.