参院 Traditional form: 參院 Pinyin (reading): cānyuàn Definitions: abbr. for 參議院/参议院 (cānyìyuàn), senate upper chamber (of legislative assembly) Characters: 参 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng 院 - court, yard, courtyard; school Traditional characters: 參 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng 院 - court, yard, courtyard; school