Agan

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

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	gan
Closest English pronunciation	/gʌn/
Hint	"give" + "cup" + "no". Not /gæn/ as the gan in English "gang".
Chinese Pinyin	gān gán gǎn gàn
Common characters in names	干 甘 赣 敢 感