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]

great thread. Any news for October?

Thanks for your kind words. I have stopped reporting domain news as I'm very busy on Linkedin writing for executives in China. But, there are still some Chinese folks writing about domain news. Two I'm aware of are: @YumicomDomain on Twitter and DNQueen.net by @Cynthia (?).

 

[batrone]

@Kassey Lee

Hi Kassey I have many visitors from china at ifff.info

Is there a special meaning for ifff in china? Thank you very much!

 

[DGMDomains]

Hi Kassey;

May need your help again with meanings; what could b y n k stand/be used for in Chinese?

Thanks again.

 

[Kassey Lee]

@Kassey Lee

Hi Kassey I have many visitors from china at ifff.info

Is there a special meaning for ifff in china? Thank you very much!

i rhymes with 爱 (love) and F may be 发 (making a fortune), so the name may mean "love making a fortune".

 

[Kassey Lee]

May need your help again with meanings; what could b y n k stand/be used for in Chinese?

How about an earth-shattering invention like BYNK = 避孕内裤 (contraception underpants)? There is already a patent on this invention. See https://www.google.com/patents/CN103919284A?cl=en

 

[Alex Munala]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

 

[Kassey Lee]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

I have not come across any hyphenated domain name used by companies in China.

 

[Alex Munala]

what does this mean?
NTGSD

 

[Kassey Lee]

what does this mean?
NTGSD

Sorry, don't know.

 

[Kassey Lee]

The letter U is quite useful especially as the first letter of a short domain name. My Nov 23 post covers the many meanings U can take on.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Recently an executive in the domain industry asked me to comment on the main differences between China and the west in domain names, so I wrote a blog post about it.

 

[Templr]

what about hyphenated .com e.g h-k.com.what do you think about them

There are definitely plenty of short dash domains used in China in .com and in .cn

 

[mpls]

Thank you very much @Kassey Lee for your explanations.
I've a domain beeb dot co and receive a lot of traffic from china.
What does it means beeb?

 

[Kassey Lee]

I've a domain beeb dot co and receive a lot of traffic from china.
What does it means beeb?

I don't know, but beeb.com.cn is owned by a bank. The domain name and the name of bank do not seem to match.

 

[BrandingModel.com]

@Goncalo

Let's look at how a Chinese buyer ends up liking BJW.COM.

Example: 北京网(Beijing web) is obviously a good name.

When translated to Pinyin:
北->Bei 京->Jing 网->Wang
So, you can buy BeiJingWang.com.

Or, better (as it is easier to remember)
BJW.COM (just take the initial of each of the 3 Pinyin words)

That explains why 3L are more popular than their fully spelled-out words.

I understand that the Chinese are not into .io. However they do own a few .io extentions. I own BJW.io (Beijing Network) This would make a great startup and more affordable than the .com .cn or .net

 

[Kassey Lee]

I understand that the Chinese are not into .io. However they do own a few .io extentions. I own BJW.io (Beijing Network) This would make a great startup and more affordable than the .com .cn or .net

Yes, such as Toutiao.io and a few for the techies, but they may remain as a niche market in China.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

not sure if I asked this yet in this thread so please forgive repeats.

do these let combos have value in China market?

CNH - Symbol for Hong Dollar?
CHN - I've read online this can be used to represent China like CN. CN I'm assuming is most common.
PRC - People's Republic of China?
ROC - Republic of China?
SHG - Represents Shanghai? and yes I know SH is used too. but is this one common or no?

Please help Kassey? Thanks and happy new year!

 

[Kassey Lee]

ROC - Republic of China?

ROC used to mean "Republic of China" = Taiwan but I think these days the Taiwan people tend to stick to the name "Taiwan". Happy new year to you too!

 

[Rammbo]

Hey there @Kassey Lee . Doea qu you mean go in chinese? And what other meanings are there for qu? Thanks!

 

[Kassey Lee]

Doea qu you mean go in chinese? And what other meanings are there for qu? Thanks!

https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=qu+you

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