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 (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

 * Chee Kim Thong (1920–2001), Chinese martial artist
 * Chee Soon Juan (born 1962), Singaporean politician
 * Chee Hong Tat (born 1974), Singaporean politician

朱

 * Jason Chee Weng Fai (born 1983), Singaporean para table tennis player

齐

 * Pamelyn Chee, 21st century Singaporean actress

Chee

 * 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

 * Jim Chee, Navajo Tribal Police detective in the novels of Tony Hillerman