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.

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[Kassey Lee]

How to contact a domain owner in China

恭喜恭喜！新春快乐! Happy Chinese New Year! I look forward to another year of good conversation with my readers.

You have just come up with a great brand name, so the next step is to acquire its matching domain. You type the domain into the browser but nothing appears. You turn to a domain ownership checking tool such as Whois.com but no contact information comes up. But, you notice the domain is managed by a registrar in China. If that happens, here is a tip you can try.

 

[Jv1999]

Hey! I saw this in namebio just now. It's intriguing because it's a 6N, with no 8 or 9 or 7, but it went for this high price!

266365.com 1,859 USD 2019-02-08 GoDaddy


I'm wondering about it because I own a similar domain: 226595

 

[Kassey Lee]

I'm wondering about it

I have not seen wide use of long number domains in corporate China. It's probably used for trading purpose among speculators. I myself don't understand the real need for them so I don't touch them.

 

[cabotower]

266365.com

 

[Donation Dude]

How is the Chinese market holding up these days?
I own Genie.cn trying to sell but dont know anything about the Chinese market.

 

[Corey]

Does 988 have any meaning?

Thank you in advance

Cheers
Corey

 

[Kassey Lee]

https://www.namepros.com/blog/your-guide-to-chinese-domain-names-from-0-to-99.921830/

 

[justatech]

https://www.namepros.com/blog/your-guide-to-chinese-domain-names-from-0-to-99.921830/

Hi Kassey,

I know you mention the number 48 has this meaning: 48: 世霸 (Tyrant of the world)

But I would like to know if it also can mean something related to money, fortune, lucky... as it ends in "8"

Thanks

 

[Kassey Lee]

But I would like to know if it also can mean something related to money,

A number has no intrinsic meaning in Chinese. Meanings are added to a number using the rhyming technique, which is a creative process. For example, 48 also sounds like 是吧 (right) or 丝瓜 (luffa) but I don't have anything related to money off the top of my head.

 

[slader23]

@Kassey Lee is mixed pin possible on a 4L? For example if the first pin is 2L and the other two pin are on the 3rd & 4th letter.

For example LECB for 了出版?

 

[slader23]

@Kassey Lee is mixed pin possible on a 4L? For example if the first pin is 2L and the other two pin are on the 3rd & 4th letter.

For example LECB for 了出版?

@Kassey Lee

Did more research would it mean "Fun Bank" ?

 

[Kassey Lee]

mixed pin

Mixed type domains are used in corporate China, although not often. For example, No 90 in 2018 Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies Report (2018年中国互联网企业100强分析报告) is Fangdd.com (房多多). Personally, I don't like mixed type domains because they are hard to remember. I prefer straight Pinyin or straight acronym.

Did more research would it mean "Fun Bank" ?

Without the Chinese characters I don't know.

 

[slader23]

Mixed type domains are used in corporate China, although not often. For example, No 90 in 2018 Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies Report (2018年中国互联网企业100强分析报告) is Fangdd.com (房多多). Personally, I don't like mixed type domains because they are hard to remember. I prefer straight Pinyin or straight acronym.

Without the Chinese characters I don't know.

I'm trying to find acronyms for LECB.com

 

[inzo]

The ripple effect is working its way. I consider short, meaningful .com domains (say up to 6 characters) valuable. As single-word .com domains become so expensive, a single word plus a letter-prefix such as "x" and "z" become viable, or a single word plus a 1-digit number as suffix, etc. will be valuable. I'm being patient to wait for the tide to come in.

I have seen many are trying to sell .cn names with english names . example greencommerce.cn , are these names used in china or .cn is more preferable for chinese names . As surely the .com versions of most of these english words are already registered .

 

[Kassey Lee]

I have seen many are trying to sell .cn names with english names .

As governments set up walls on the internet to protect/control their own internets, country extensions will become very important. If your brand is X and you already own X.com, then it is also vital to own X.cn if you are going to enter the China market. For example, Amazon owns Amazon.com and in China it also operates on Amazon.cn.

 

[inzo]

As governments set up walls on the internet to protect/control their own internets, country extensions will become very important. If your brand is X and you already own X.com, then it is also vital to own X.cn if you are going to enter the China market. For example, Amazon owns Amazon.com and in China it also operates on Amazon.cn.

Yes , but i was talking about the common names . Towards the resellers view . Certainly many doesnt have businesses in China yet they can register .cn names for reselling ? when they do that the common names are good ? or is there a restriction for registering .cn names ? only if the domain had .com it is ok to register .cn or people can register just for reselling them ?

 

[Kassey Lee]

Pinyin domains and branding opportunities in China

Pinyin domains are important to corporate China because the majority of business names use Chinese characters and Chinese characters can be represented by Pinyin words. However, Pinyin words have a common problem, which may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. (2019.05.11)

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[slader23]

Pinyin domains and branding opportunities in China

Pinyin domains are important to corporate China because the majority of business names use Chinese characters and Chinese characters can be represented by Pinyin words. However, Pinyin words have a common problem, which may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. (2019.05.11)

Read the rest here

Great article.

I'm getting about 30-50 uniques per day directly from China for ShuBao99.com , my best guess using Google translator is it's something related to books but this article has made me want to look for other possibilities.

 

[Kassey Lee]

made me want to look for other possibilities.

Try this (though limited): https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=Shu+Bao

 

[Kassey Lee]

A Chinese unicorn with a long numeric domain

What do you see in the number 10101111? You may think it has to do with something digital because the number consists of only 0 and 1. Well, the answer may surprise you, and it comes from a Chinese startup in the ride hailing industry. (2019.05.18)

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