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Chee (surname)

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Chee is a Chinese and Navajo surname. It may refer to the Min Nan or Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese surname pronounced () in Mandarin, or the Cantonese pronunciation of the surname (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:

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Chee

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Fictional characters

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

See also

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