Country extension · China
.hi.cn domain name
What you need to know about .hi.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .hi.cn
- Country
- China
- Registry
- cnnic.cn
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 7 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .hi.cn?
- Individuals as well as companies and organisations outside China may register a .hi.cn domain name.
- CNNIC requires mandatory real-name verification. As the registrant, you must give the real name of a natural person, including when registering, transferring or changing the registrant.
- For a company or organisation, you give the name of a responsible person. This person doesn't have to be listed on the company document.
- The registrant's name must match the identity document or company document exactly, including the legal form, for example LTD.
- If you live outside China, your name can't contain special characters, such as umlauts (ä, ü, ö) or accented letters (é). Otherwise CNNIC can't check your passport and the application will fail.
- Does your name contain such characters and are you registering for a company? Then you can put the domain name in the name of another person within the company whose name has no special characters and who is willing to be verified.
- You must provide genuine, accurate and complete documents and confirm that you've read and understood CNNIC's registration rules.
- You must comply with all rules on the content of websites under the domain name. If you break them, you're fully responsible yourself, even if the domain name is suspended.
- It's prohibited to register or use a domain name that, according to CNNIC, violates the Chinese constitution or laws, harms national security or public order, or insults or harms others.
- Content involving pornography, gambling, violence or terrorism is also prohibited.
- If the web server is located in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
Additional details for registration
- Whether you're registering as an individual or as a company or organisation.
- The type of identity document or registration document of the registrant, for example passport, identity card or business licence, with the corresponding number.
- For a company or organisation, the full name of a responsible contact person.
- If the web server is located in mainland China, the ICP number from MIIT.
Documents
- As an individual outside China, you provide a scan or copy of your passport or identity card. A driving licence isn't accepted and your name must appear on the document.
- As a company or organisation outside China, you provide a copy of the business licence or an extract from the trade register, plus a copy of the responsible person's passport or identity card.
- Individuals from mainland China provide a copy of their Chinese identity card, not a passport.
- Companies in China also provide a copy of the first page of the company document, such as the articles of incorporation or, preferably, the business licence.
- Special travel and residence documents apply to registrants from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. For some residence permits and for the foreigner's residence card, both the front and back are needed.
- When registering, you provide the documents as a JPEG file of no more than 1 MB.
- A signed declaration is no longer needed.
Good to know when registering
- Every application is checked manually by CNNIC, even if you've been approved before.
- If the documents aren't received within 8 days, the registration fails.
- After registration, you can request a domain certificate. For this you need the domain name and the registrant's phone number.
Transfer
Transferring a .hi.cn
- You start the transfer with the domain name's transfer code.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer can begin.
- The domain name mustn't have a lock, which you can check in the WHOIS. If it's locked, the registrant can ask the current registrar to remove the lock.
- The domain name must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be refused.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days in the future. So start in good time and not just before the domain expires.
- A transfer may require real-name verification with an identity document. Extra costs may apply for this.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code to transfer the domain.
- The registrant or the administrative contact requests the code from the current registrar.
- Check that the code is correct before you start the transfer, otherwise it will fail.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant must provide a copy of an identity document or passport. For a company, this is the business licence.
- The document must be a JPG, PNG or GIF file of no more than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately, so it may take a while.
- You can have a domain name registered through a trustee service put in your own name. It doesn't work the other way round.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you restore a domain name from quarantine, it's inactive at first. It only works again once the nameservers have been set up again, and WebOké takes care of that for you.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cnnic.cn
- Dispute resolution policy www1.cnnic.cn
- Registry terms and conditions www1.cnnic.cn
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.