Chee (surname)
Chee is a Chinese and Navajo surname. It may refer to the Min Nan or Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese surname pronounced Xú in Mandarin, or the Cantonese pronunciation of the surname 朱. 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
- Chee Kim Thong, Chinese martial artist
- Chee Soon Juan, Singaporean politician
- Chee Hong Tat, Singaporean politician
朱
- Chee Gaik Yap, Malaysian rape-murder victim
- Jason Chee Weng Fai, Singaporean para table tennis player
齐
- Pamelyn Chee, 21st century Singaporean actress
Chee
- Alexander Chee, American writer
- Benjamin Chee Chee, Canadian painter
- Chee Wan Hoe, Malaysian footballer
- Karen Chee, American comedian and essayist
- Robert Chee, Navajo artist
- Traci Chee,, American writer
- Chee Dodge, Navajo leader
Fictional characters
- Jim Chee, Navajo Tribal Police detective in the novels of Tony Hillerman