辽宁 Traditional form: 遼寧 Pinyin (reading): Liáoníng Definitions: Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼/辽 ( Liáo), capital Shenyang 瀋陽/沈阳 ( Shěnyáng) Characters: 辽 - distant, far 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer Traditional characters: 遼 - distant, far 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer