宁远 Traditional form: 寧遠 Pinyin (reading): Níngyuǎn Definitions: Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan Characters: 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 远 - distant, remote, far; profound Traditional characters: 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer 遠 - distant, remote, far; profound