宁夏 Traditional form: 寧夏 Pinyin (reading): Níngxià Definitions: see 寧夏回族自治區/宁夏回族自治区 ( Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū) Characters: 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty Traditional characters: 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty