开化

Traditional form:

開化

Pinyin (reading):

kāihuà

Definitions:

• to become civilized
• to be open-minded
• (of ice) to thaw

Characters:

• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

Traditional characters:

• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize