permit, approve
許 centers on granting permission or giving approval, allowing something to proceed.
許 combines 言 (speech) and 午, which likely contributes the sound. The idea is granting permission through words.
Words (言) spoken at noon (午) give official permission: 許 means to permit or approve.
For キョ, imagine a key (キョ) that unlocks permission: the key turns and approval is granted.
to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
permission; approval; authorization; license
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
license; licence; permission; permit; certificate
patent
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
consent; assent; approval; permission
Patent Office; Patent Agency
approval and authorization; permits and licences
fiancé; fiancée
temporary license; temporary licence; provisional license; provisional licence
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
special re-entry permit
access permission
connection admission control; CAC
gold driver's license; driver's license awarded to drivers who haven't been in an accident in the past 5 years
software product license
file permission bits
entry permission (to a country); landing permission; shore leave
no permission; lack of approval