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:

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

• Chee Gaik Yap (1981–2006), Malaysian rape-murder victim
• Jason Chee Weng Fai (born 1983), Singaporean para table tennis player

• Pamelyn Chee, 21st century Singaporean actress

• 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

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

• Chee (given name)