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]

Thank you for starting this thread Chinamobi....
What is your opinion on the following
jsvsj.com (Jiangsu JS )

Thanks for your kind words, but I don't know. The letter "v" is a challenge for me as I can't find any good Chinese character for it.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Xiaomi's official website is now MI.com. According to one of the founders Wan Qiang LI, "In ecommerce, short domain names are conducive to higher user traffic. They make it easy for users to remember and come to visit."

I did a search using Baidu and found MI.com listed on the first page instead of the formerly used name Xiaomi.com.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[equity78]

As I said earlier, I'm still new on Chaomi so please bear with me. I'm still learning how to interpret its data.

I just checked the site again for the sales (actually BIN prices) on Nov 24.

4L com (四字母COM) is 2,899 RMB
There is also another category 4 Initials (四声母COM) 15,800 RMB (maybe I'll add this one to the chart because these domain names are in high demand apparently.

Oh I wasn't criticizing Kassey I just was making sure I was not going nuts, I think the 4 Initials that is what we know as 4Letter .com 15,800 makes sense that converts to $2,488.

 

[thetruman]

I think they divede 2 categories. Chinese premium and not premium..

 

[Kassey Lee]

@equity78 No worries. I like suggestion, and will be expanding the chart gradually. If you have other ideas that I can work on, please let me know. I started this thread for the purpose of learning. Cheers.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Domain investor Mr. Wang just sold 5765.com for a 6-figure price. The name starts and ends both with 5 and the last three digits are consecutive numbers in reverse. The name is easy to remember and carries a good image. It can be used for games, betting, and financial management.


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[evanstanlay]

The author of this post is chinese?

 

[Kassey Lee]

"Numeric King" Xiao He WANG just sold 568.com. The name contains the lucky numbers 6 and eight, which are placed in the ascending order to symbolize going up. 568 can stand for 我又发 (I'm going to make a fortune), a very popular name in China. The name can be used for games, investment, securities, and trading.

Wang is well known in the domaining circle. He particularly favors numerics, owning premium domain names such as 99.cn, 350.com, and 022.com

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[klstrphnky]

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch

3N	1,550,000 (=)	40,000 (v)	12,888 (v)
4N	151,000 (^)	5,425 (=)	1,268 (v)
5N	4,699 (v)	250 (^)	58 (=)
6N	128 (^)	57 (=)	56 (=)
3I	880,000 (=)	35,888 (v)	12,500 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	8,888 (=)
4I	15,598 (v)	2,000 (v)	145 (v)
4L	2,855 (v)	103 (v)	48 (v)

[th][td]Com[/td][td]Net[/td][td]Org[/td][/th]

Transaction Date: 2015.11.25
Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
Source: Chaomi.cc

Chinese Initials explanation

 

[Kassey Lee]

The biggest online florist chain in China, 爱花居 (Ai Hua Ju), just started using the domain name Hua.wang. The domain name has just one Chinese character Hua(花 or flower) which is easy to remember and enter into the browser. The extension .wang ranks No. 3 in new gTLD with close to 600,000 registrants. It means "net" so "flower net" is easy to remember for a flower ecommerce site.

Source: www.chinaz.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

YYB.com was sold. Seller acquired the domain name in an overseas auction back in June this year for 68k USD (420k RMB) and sold it within only a few months for 7 figures.

YYB belongs to the AAB type. It's simple, easy to remember, and can stand for

应用宝 (Treasure in apps)
英语班 (English class)
影印本 (Photocopy)
银元宝 (Silver ingots)

In particular, the term 应用宝 is already being used by Tencent in its mobile apps store using the subdomain sj.qq.com currently.


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Domain investor Cai Ni GU recently bought DJW.com for high 6 figures. He likes this name because it can stand for:

代驾网 (chauffeurs net)
低价网 (low price net)
独家网 (exclusive net)
斗酒网 (drinking contest)

In particular, chauffeur service is a very hot industry now.

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch

3N	1,550,000 (=)	40,000 (=)	12,888 (=)
4N	151,000 (=)	5,200 (v)	1,188 (v)
5N	4,789 (^)	238 (v)	58 (=)
6N	111 (v)	55 (v)	56 (=)
3I	880,000 (=)	35,888 (=)	12,500 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	8,888 (=)
4I	14,000 (v)	1,888 (v)	132 (v)
4L	2,648 (v)	90 (v)	48 (=)

[th][td]Com[/td][td]Net[/td][td]Org[/td][/th]

Transaction Date: 2015.11.26
Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
Source: Chaomi.cc

Chinese Initials explanation

 

[Joshdns]

Can a non chinese person register on ename?

I've been trying to but all to no avail.

 

[Templr]

And a 12N .com was submitted into 4.cn auction 100100010000.com $65 (2015-11-19)

 

[Kassey Lee]

In Nov 24 auction, the following domain names were sold.


772.com for 3.42m RMB.
亲亲爱>Kiss, Kiss, Love

baihuo.com for 840k RMB.
百货>General merchandise

HJF.com for 390k RMB
海景房>House with seaview

YGX.com for 380k RMB.
云供销>Cloud-based supply and marketing

XZP.com for 370k RMB.
写真片>Photo pieces

GRX.com for 360k RMB.
广饶县>Guangrao County


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Investor Yang Bing ZOU recently sold both bqt.com and dwz.com in order to buy ZCB.com for 7 figures.


ZCB can stard for:

招财宝>Treasure to invite wealth
租车宝>Treasure to rent car
足彩吧>Football lottery bar

Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

KM.com may have been bought by Chinese investor Xin WANG

KM can stand for:
昆明>Kunming city
客脉>Customer connection
快米>Quick rice
科贸>Tech trade


KM.com shows the same content of WX.com owned by Wang, and then redirects to WangXin.com.


Source: news.ename.cn

 

[Kassey Lee]

Market Watch

3N	1,550,000 (=)	40,000 (=)	12,888 (=)
4N	151,000 (=)	5,425 (^)	967 (v)
5N	4,789 (=)	229 (v)	58 (=)
6N	103 (v)	55 (=)	60 (^)
3I	880,000 (=)	35,888 (=)	12,500 (=)
3L	388,888 (=)	15,988 (=)	8,888 (=)
4I	13,999 (v)	1,850 (v)	118 (v)
4L	2,450 (v)	90 (=)	48 (=)

[th][td]Com[/td][td]Net[/td][td]Org[/td][/th]

Transaction Date: 2015.11.27
Currency: RMB
Prices: Highest BIN prices of day
Symbols: ^ increase, v decrease, = no change (or no sales?) over previous day
Source: Chaomi.cc

Chinese Initials explanation

 

[TRY]

Hello Chinamobi, if you don't mind what is your opinion about 25764.com

 

[Kassey Lee]

Hello Chinamobi, if you don't mind what is your opinion about 25764.com

Not a very elegant choice, but it should work, imho.

25764.com:
爱玩钱乐世 Love playing, money and happy life

 

[TRY]

Not a very elegant choice, but it should work, imho.

25764.com:
爱玩钱乐世 Love playing, money and happy life

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge.

My pleasure.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Chinese domain investor Nan XIANG just bought PTW.com for high 6 figures RMB from a seller outside China.

PTW:葡萄网>Grape net

Source: news.ename.cn