- 暨南大学 jìnándàxué Jinan UniversityJinan University, a major public research university with several campuses in Guangdong Province, specifically in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai.
- 东南大学 dōngnándàxué Southeast UniversitySoutheast University, a prominent university located in Nanjing, China
- 湖南大学 húnándàxué Hunan UniversityHunan University, a major national university located in Changsha, Hunan Province
- 江南大学 jiāngnándàxué Jiangnan UniversityJiangnan University, a university located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
- 海南大学 hǎinándàxué Hainan UniversityHainan University, a comprehensive public university located in Haikou, Hainan Province
- 南大洋 nándàyáng Southern Oceanthe Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica
- 忠南大学校 zhōngnándàxuéxiào Chungnam National UniversityChungnam National University, located in Daejeon, South Korea
- 嘉南大圳 jiānándàjùn Chianan Irrigation SystemA massive water conservancy and irrigation project in southwest Taiwan, spanning Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan; built between 1920 and 1930 to divert water from the Zengwen and Zhuoshui rivers.
- 西南大学 xīnándàxué Southwest UniversitySouthwest University, located in Chongqing; often abbreviated as [[西大|西大|xi1 da4]]