宁宗 Traditional form: 寧宗 Pinyin (reading): Níngzōng Definitions: Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224) Characters: 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect Traditional characters: 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect