When a second-place vowel is the first vowel in a word, the outline is written in second position, that is the first downstroke or upstroke rests on the line_
Shake shorthand

- K (is silent and not pronounced)
- N is represented by a light upward-curved stroke.
- OW (long O) is represented by a heavy dash, placed below the “N” stroke, indicating the long “O” sound.(Vowel position: 2nd)