Han character 敚

It is a variant spelling of the Chinese verb “seize.” Dictionaries treat 敚 as a newer glyph of 敓, an older form for taking by force.

A bronze bell inscription from the Warring States period (when rival states fought for control in ancient China), dated 404 BCE, has 敓楚京. The phrase is interpreted as “seizing Chuqiu,” a place in eastern Shandong; 敓 is the verb before its place-name object. In 敓, 攴 is the action component and 兌 supplies sound. The standard character 奪 has a separate graphic history, traditionally explained as a bird escaping from a hand; it became the prevailing spelling, with 夺 as the simplified form. In compounds, 奪 can also mean win, deprive, decide, break through, or omit text.

Which form should I use in modern Chinese?

Use 夺 or 奪 in ordinary modern writing. Reference works list 敚 as a variant; preserving it makes sense in a historical inscription, a variant-character note, or an exact transcription. In fresh prose it adds an uncommon spelling without changing the word.