Afan

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

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	fan
Closest English pronunciation	/fʌn/
Hint	"far" + "cup" + "no". Not /fæn/ as in English "fan".
Chinese Pinyin	fān fán fǎn fàn
Common characters in names	凡 帆 范 番 繁 樊