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Chee

Chee

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A Chinese family name sometimes used as a first name
  • proper noun
: Chee
  • And to tell the truth, not understanding about being a Navajo, Chee studied her profile.
  • Chee Hwa
  • Tung Chee
  • Chee Hoo Lum

Examples

  • Such high finance, the way banks operated, was far, far from Chee's zone of expertise.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Do you know where I can find Jim Chee?" Miss Pete looked surprised.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But now this young Jim Chee was holding down that little office upstairs.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Your assistant, Officer Chee, suggested that I tell you my client is innocent."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The envelope had "FOR OFFICER CHEE" printed across it in big letters, but nothing else.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Under the circumstances, when he was Chee's age, he might have done what Chee had done.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Leaphorn connected his memory of what Chee had described with this new fact.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Do you think we can go back to being friends?" Chee shook his head.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "That's right," the clerk said, but Chee was already heading for the door.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Do you know where I can find Jim Chee?" Miss Pete looked surprised.

Surface Forms

Chee main

Etymology

The word Chee is a family name from China and Southeast Asia and is often an English spelling of different Chinese names that sound like 'chee'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the similar word Chi, which can mean 'energy' or 'life force' in Chinese, so Chee is used as a surname or a short given name with that familiar sound.