Kassey Lee will let you know if your domains are also Pinyin.
Here are the domains owned by ten well-known brands in China: Anta.com, Pingan.com, Alibaba.com, Suning.com, Haier.com, Lining.com, Bilibili.com, Yili.com, Lexin.com, and Boke.com. Can you spot any domains that are not Pinyin?
How many have you found? Actually, all of them are Pinyin domains. It becomes easier to see when the names are written in the Pinyin way, as shown in the table below.
Brand | Pinyin | Chinese | Pin |
---|---|---|---|
Anta | An Ta | 安踏 | 2 |
Pingan | Ping An | 平安 | 2 |
Alibaba | A Li Ba Ba | 阿里巴巴 | 4 |
Suning | Su Ning | 苏宁 | 2 |
Haier | Hai Er | 海尔 | 2 |
Lining | Li Ning | 李宁 | 2 |
Bilibili | Bi Li Bi Li | 哔哩哔哩 | 4 |
Yili | Yi Li | 伊利 | 2 |
Lexin | Le Xin | 乐信 | 2 |
Boke | Bo Ke | 波克 | 2 |
They are great domains because they are short, mostly 2-pin (which are the most popular Pinyin type in China), and pronounceable outside China. This feature greatly helps the brands go global.
I don’t invest in Pinyin domains because I prefer selling to the whole world instead of just China. However, I do own some domains in .com which also happen to be Pinyin, such as Zeeran (Ze Er An=择而安), Dimiou (Di Mi Ou=狄蜜欧), and Bamalu (Ba Ma Lu=爸妈路).
Do you own any Pinyin domains which are also pronounceable outside China? If you suspect some of your domains may be Pinyin, list them in the comment area and I’ll check them for you.
C says
Huanghang
YingYuj
ChuHung
Qiqihar
Khartoum
Liaocheng
Malamute
Nantong
neijiang
Nod
ornery
Sase
Sh3
deities
Are any these words By chance good for chinese market ?
Kassey Lee says
Hi C,
YingYuj
ChuHung
Qiqihar
Khartoum
Nod
ornery
Sh3
deities
are not Pinyin.
c says
thank you. Is there a good place to sell the other names you know of ?
Kassey Lee says
Hi C, list your Pinyin domains at a marketplace with retail outlets in China.
Michel Payette says
Good evening Kassey,
How about the following?
Wuxai
Wuzma
Wulix
Woutu
Sunai
Thanks.
Michel
Kassey Lee says
Hi Michel, Sunai is Pinyin, not the rest.
See the Pinyin here:
Su
https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=Su
Nai
https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=Nai
Michel Payette says
Thank you so much Kassey