Agen

It is composed of two syllables: "A" and "Gen".

Spelling	a
Closest English pronunciation	/ɑ:/
Hint	As the a in English "art".
Chinese Pinyin	ā á ǎ à
Common characters in names	阿

Spelling	gen
Closest English pronunciation	/gən/
Hint	"give" + "taken".
Chinese Pinyin	gēn gén gěn gèn
Common characters in names	根 艮 亘