Chee is a Chinese and Navajo surname. It may refer to the Min Nan or Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese surname pronounced Xú (徐) in Mandarin, or the Cantonese pronunciation of the surname 朱 (zyu1, Zhū in Mandarin). As a Navajo surname, it is derived from the root -CHIIʼ, meaning "red". It is also a variant romanization of the Korean surname Ji. Notable people with the surname include:
徐
edit- Chee Kim Thong (1920–2001), Chinese martial artist
- Chee Soon Juan (born 1962), Singaporean politician
- Chee Hong Tat (born 1974), Singaporean politician
朱
edit- Jason Chee Weng Fai (born 1983), Singaporean para table tennis player
齐
edit- Pamelyn Chee, 21st century Singaporean actress
Chee
edit- Alexander Chee (born 1967), American writer
- Benjamin Chee Chee (1944–1977), Canadian painter
- Chee Wan Hoe (born 1971), Malaysian footballer
- Karen Chee (born 1995), American comedian and essayist
- Robert Chee (1937–1972), Navajo artist
- Traci Chee, (born 1985), American writer
- Chee Dodge (1860–1947), Navajo leader
Fictional characters
edit- Jim Chee, Navajo Tribal Police detective in the novels of Tony Hillerman
See also
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