Ahou

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

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	hou
Closest English pronunciation	/həʊ/
Hint	"how" + "go".
Chinese Pinyin	hōu hóu hǒu hòu
Common characters in names	侯 厚 后 候