What is "shii"

Shii can refer to:

• Shi'a Islam
• The Japanese name of the tree Castanopsis cuspidata
• Shii-chan, the cat from Kamichama Karin
• Kazuo Shii, Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party
• Shii (ship), several Japanese ships

Several ships have been named :

• , a Tachibana-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

• JDS Shii (PF-17, PF-297), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Long Beach (PF-34)