Tribes in West China strong, educated, obstinate, particle
羗 is a rare kanji with no clear standalone meaning. Its given glosses point to an ancient tribal name, a sense of strength or obstinacy, and a grammatical particle use, but these do not form a single conceptual center. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
The exact historical development of 羗 is uncertain. It visually contains 羌 and 厶, but the origin and relationship of these components are unclear.
The top looks like a sheep 羊 with an extra stroke, and the bottom has a private 厶 element. Picture a stubborn sheep from a western tribe hoarding something private: it is strong, obstinate, and hard to educate.
For キョウ, imagine a strong, obstinate tribal leader named Kyou who refuses to be educated: Kyou -> キョウ, and his stubbornness matches the kanji's meaning.