消化 Traditional form: 消化 Pinyin (reading): xiāohuà Definitions: to digest (food) (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process Characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize Traditional characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize