C/C++ :: Creating And Loading Array Of Cards?

I am working on a program that is supposed to eventually be able to evaluate bridge hands, but one of the first things I need to do is create and load an array. The program is supposed to read in hands from a file (each line in the file is a hand of 13 cards), evaluate these hands based on a list of rules, and display the results.

Here is the file that will be used for the program:

2C QD TC AD 6C 3D TD 3H 5H 7H AS JH KH
3C 4C 2D AC QC 7S 7C TD 9C 4D KS 8D 6C
2C 3C KC JC 4C 8C 7C QC AC 5C 9C 6C TC
5H 3S 4D KC 9S 3D 4S 8H JC TC 8S 2S 4C
2S 5D 6S 8S 9D 3C 2H TH
2H 6D %S 8S 7S 4D 3H 4S KS QH JH 5C 9S
2C QD TC AD 6C 3D TD 3C 5H 7H AS JH KD QS
2C QD TC AD 6C 3D TD 2C 5D 7H AS JH KD
2H 6D TS 8Z 7S 4D 3H 4S KS QD JH 5C 9S

I've gone through and wrote out what the program is supposed to do and what I think is needed and what steps to take to accomplish this, but am getting stuck on the array. If you can't tell I'm extremely new to this and am still learning. I'm not sure how to create and load an array like this since it seems to me there'd be two elements per index, a suit and a value.

Also, the instructions mention that I will need a data structure to hold the cards in an ordered manner. I'm really confused on this as well, if I'm using an array, how does the data structure come into play?

Can the data structure be used in place of the array?

Here is the code I have so far, but keep in mind that at the moment all it actually does is open the file (The "File is open" message will be taken out as the code progresses, I just threw that in there to make sure the file was actually being opened):

//#include <program3.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
char handsArray[];
ifstream bridgeFile;

[code]....

The input should be sorted by suit and the rank within the suit and be displayed in teh following format:

Clubs 10 6 2
Diamonds A Q 10 3
Hearts K J 7 5 3
Spades A
Points = 16